OBFOLK  COUNTY 


MANUAL. 


1876. 


NORFOLK    COUNTY 


MANUAL, 


AND 


YEAR  BOOK  FOR  1876 


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PREFACE. 


The  preparation  of  the  statistical  portion  of  this  volume  was  com- 
menced with  the  purpose  of  gathering  up  for  future  reference  some 
details  concerning  the  present  financial  and  social  condition  of  the 
several  communities  comprised  within  the  limits  of  Norfolk  Count}',  to 
be  deposited  in  the  archives  of  the  Dedham  Historical  Societ}\  The 
historical  portion  —  suggested  by  the  resolution  passed  b}r  Congress, 
recommending  the  preparation  of  county  histories — was  not  commenced 
until  late  in  the  j'ear,  and  was  prosecuted  under  many  disadvantages. 
Still  later  it  occurred  to  the  compiler  that  much  of  the  matter  he  had 
accumulated  in  the  progress  of  his  work  would  be  of  value  for  present 
use  as  well  as  for  future  reference,  and  he  finally  decided  to  prepare  it 
for  publication.  He  has  endeavored  to  make  it  a  reliable  compendium 
of  facts  and  figures,  obtaining  his  information  from  the  best  available 
sources,  and  spending  much  time  and  labor  in  the  work  of  verifica- 
tion. The  volume  is  offered  to  the  citizens  of  Norfolk  County  not 
only  as  a  convenient  manual  for  use  in  the  practical  matters  of  every- 
day life,  but  as  a  contribution  to  the  historical  data  of  the  count}', 
most  of  which  has  never  before  been  brought  together.  In  the  prog- 
ress of  the  work  much  valuable  material  has  been  accumulated, 
which  it  was  impossible  to  use  in  the  present  book,  but  which  may 
appear  in  a  subsequent  volume. 

The  compiler  desires  to  express  his  obligations  to  the  mairy  friends 
who  have  rendered  assistance  in  furnishing  statistical  and  historical 
information.  The  valuable  papers  to  be  found  in  successive  volumes 
of  the  "  New  England  Genealogical  Register"  have  been  of  essential 
service  in  the  preparation  of  the  biographical  portion  of  the  work. 

Dedham,  March  22d,  1S77. 


CONTENTS. 


STATISTICAL. 

l'AQK. 

Administrator,  Public 2 

Aggregate    of    Polls,    Property    and 

Taxes 51 

Agricultural  Societies 84,85 

Attorneys 91 

Banks,  National 72,  74 

Banks,  Savings 69,  72 

Colleges,  Academies,  etc 75,  76 

Commissioners,  Qualifying 2 

Commissioners  of  Insolvency 2 

Coroners 2 

Coroners,  Special 2 

County  Officers 1 

Courts,  Sessions  of 2 

Dedham  Historical  Society 87 

Dedham  Union 87 

Deputy  Sheriffs 2 

Districts,  Political 107 

Gas  Companies 74 

Good  Templars 82,  83 

Grand  Army  Posts 76,  77 

Insurance  Companies 74 

Jurors,  Grand 92 

Jurors,  Petit 93-95 

Justices,  Peace  and  Quorum 88 

Justices,  Peace 88-90 

Justices,  Trial 2 

Justices,  Trial,  for  Juvenile  Offenders  2 

Knights  of  Pythias 80,  81 

Masonic  Societies 78-80 

Masters  in  Chancery 2 

Musical  Societies 85,  86 

National  Sailors'  Ilome 87 

Newspapers 95 

Norfolk  Comity  S.  S.  Association 80 

Norfolk  District  Medical  Society 86 

Norfolk  Unitarian  Conference 88 

Notaries  Public 91 

Odd  Fellows  Lodges 81 

Physicians 92 

Political  Organizations 97-100 


PAGE. 

Post  Offices  and  Postmasters 95,  96 

Public  Libraries 67-69 

Reform  Clubs 83,  84 

Religious  Societies 52-67 

Sailors'  Snug  Harbor 87 

Sons  of  Temperance 81,  82 

Statistics,  Town 3-50 

Statistics,  Vital 108 

St.  Paul's  Guild,  Dedham 87 

Temporary  Asylum 86 

Votes,  Official,  Statement  of 100-107 


HISTORICAL. 

Act  of  Incorporation 109,  110 

Annexation,  etc.,  of  Towns 144-146 

Burning  of  Medfield 140 

Centennial  Celebrations 137-140 

Clerks  of  the  Courts 120-128 

Councillors  and  Representatives,  1776..  130-134 
Councillors,  Senators  and  Representa- 
tives, 1876 135-137 

County  Commissioners 115-117 

County  Commissioners,  Sketches  of...  120-124 

County  Courts 111-115 

County  Officers 124 

County  Treasurers 129,  130 

Historical  Introduction 109 

Judge  of  Insolvency 125 

Judges  of  Probate 124,  125 

Judges,  Sketches  of 118-120 

Necrology  of  1876 146-149 

Registers  of  Deeds 130. 

Registers  of  Probate 125,  126 

Sheriffs 128,129 

Town  Officers,  1776 141-144 

Winslow  Park '      141 

APPENDIX 150-156 


STATISTICAL. 

1TOBFOLK     COUFTT. 

[Incorporated  March  26,   1793.] 

Sliire     Town,     Dedham. 

COUNTY   OFFICERS. 


Judge  of  Probate  and  Insolvency. 
George  White, Needham. 

Register  of  Probate  and  Insolvency.    1  Assistant  Register. 

Jonathan  H.  Cobb,       .         Dedham.   |   Jonathan  Cobb,  .  Dedham. 

Sheriff.  County  Treasurer. 

John  W.  Thomas,  .         Dedham.    |   Ciiauncey  C.  Chukchill,      Dedham. 

Clerk  of  Courts.  Register  of  Deeds. 

Ebastus  Worthington,         Dedham.    |   John  H.  Burdakin,     .  Dedham. 

Assistant  Clerk.  Assistant  Register. 

Edgar  H.  Kingsburt,  .         Dedham.    |   William  H.  Reed,       .  Dedham. 

County  Commissioners. 
Nathaniel  F.  Safford,         .    Milton.    I   Galen  Orr,  .         .         .        Needham. 
Chairman.  \   James  Humphrey,         .      Weymouth. 

Special  Commissioners. 
John  Q.  A.  Field,         .         .  Quincy.    |    George  P.  Morey,      .  Walpole. 

District  Attorney. 
Asa  French, Braintree. 

Overseers  of  House  of  Correction. 
Chauncey  C.  Churchill,  Henry  O.  Hildreth,  Sanford  Carroll, 


Dedham. 


Chaplain  of  House  of  Correction. 
Rev.  William  A.  Cottle,    Dedham. 


Physician  of  House  of  Correction. 
Dr.  John  W.  Chase,    .  Dedham. 


Jailer  and  Keeper  of  House  of  Correction. 
John  W.  Thomas, Dedham. 

Witli  the  following   Assistants  :  —  Keepers  —  Henry  White,  Willis  J.    Smart, 
William  Worley.     Night  Watchman  —  Carlos  Slafter,  2d. 


2  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

% 

Sessions  of  the  Courts. 

Supreme  Judicial  Court,  at  Dedham,  Third  Tuesday  of  February. 

Superior  Court,  Criminal  terms,  at  Dedham,  First  Monday  of  April,  Sep- 
tember and  December. 

Superior  Court,  Civil  terms,  at  Dedham,  Fourth  Monday  of  April,  Septem- 
ber and  December. 

The  Probate  Court  is  held  at  Dedham  on  the  First  and  Third ;  at  Quincy 
on  the  Second  ;  and  at  Hyde  Park  on  the  Fourth,  Wednesdays  of  every  month  — 
except  the  month  of  August. 

District  Court  of  East  Norfolk,  with  jurisdiction  in  criminal  matters  in 
Braintree,  Cohasset,  Holbrook,  Milton,  Quincy,  Randolph  and  Weymouth; 
established  June  1,  1872.  Everett  C.  Bumpus,  of  Weymouth,  Justice;  James 
A.  Tower,  of  Randolph,  First,  and  Solomon  J.  Beal,  of  Cohasset,  Second 
Special  Justices;  J.  White  Belcher  of  Randolph,  Clerk.  A  session  of  the 
Court  is  held  daily  at  Quincy. 

Trial   Justices. 

Thomas  E.  Barry,  Emery  Grover,  Needham ;  J.  Merrill  Browne,  Stoughton ; 
Charles  II.  Deans,  Medway;  Charles  II.  Drew,  Brookline ;  Frederick  D.Ely, 
Dedham;  Thomas  E.  Grover,  Canton;  Henry  B.  Terry,  Hyde  Park;  Samuei 
Warner,  Wrentham ;  George  W.  Wiggin,  Franklin. 

Trial   Justices   for   Juvenile    Offenders. 

Charles  H.  Drew,  Brookline ;  Frederick  D.  Ely,  Dedham. 

Commissioners    of   Insolvency. 

Charles  H.  Deans,  Medway;  Frederick  D.  Ely,  Dedham;  George  W.  Wiggin, 

Franklin. 

Masters    in    Chancery. 

John  V.  Beal,  Randolph ;  Thomas  E.  Grover,  Canton ;  Isaac  G.  Reed,  Hyde 
Park ;  Thomas  L.  Wakefield,  Erastus  Worthington,  Dedham. 

Commissioners  to  qualify  Civil  Officers.* 

Jonathan  H.  Cobb,  Jonathan  Cobb,  Chauncey  C.  Churchill,  Dedham ;  Daniel 
A.  Cook,  Wrentham ;  Naaman  L.  White,  Braintree. 

Deputy    Sheriffs. 

John  D.  Bradlee,  Milton ;  Harvey  B.  Coleman,  Wrentham ;  Valentine  R. 
Coombs,  Medway;  Augustus  B.  Endicott,  Dedham;  Washington  French,  Quincy; 
William  E.  Nason,  Franklin;  Abram  C.  Paul,  Stoughton;  John  M.  Twitched, 
Hyde  Park  ;  George  W.  White,  jr.,  Weymouth  ;  Rufus  C.  Wood,  Canton.  William 
II.  Warren,  Randolph,  held  the  office  until  his  death,  August  3d;  John  Long,  of 
Randolph,  was  subsequently  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy. 

.    Special    Coroner. 

Rufus  C.  Wood,  Canton. 

Coroners. 

Lewis  Bass,  Quincy;  John  D.  Bradlee,  Milton;  Harvey  B.  Coleman,  Wren- 
tham ;  Valentine  j;.  Coombs,  Medway;  George  K.  Daniell,  Needham;  Charles 

11a nt,  Medfield;  Ralph  Houghton,  Randolph;  Charles  Sturtevant,  Hyde  Park; 

E.  F.  E.  Thayer,  Braintree;  Nathaniel  Wales,  Stoughton. 

Public  Administrator. 

Ira  Cleveland,  Dedham. 


STATISTICS. 


BELLINGHAM. 

[Incorporated  Nov.  27,  1719,  from  parts  of  Dedham,    Wrentham  and 

Mendon.~\ 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 
[Annual  Town  Meeting,  March  6,  1876.] 

Moderator.  —  David  Lawrence. 

Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer. — Rev.  Joseph  T.  Massey. 

Selectmen  and   Overseers  of  the  Poor.  —  Martin  Rockwood,  George  F.  Wales, 

Sahin  Holbrook. 
Assessors.  —  Amos  H.  Holbrook,  Jeraul  O.  Wilcox,  Savel  Metcalf. 
Constable  and  Collector  of  Taxes.  — Henry  A.  Whitney. 
Highway    Surveyors.  —  F.    A.    Sherburne,    Martin    Rockwood,    Irving   Wales, 

Seneca  Burr,  S.  A.  Adams,  Willard  I.  Fisk,  Orin  Chilson,  George  Nelson, 

Edgar  M.  Scott,  Samuel  Darling,  Edgar  A.   Sherburne,  Charles  Partridge, 

George  F.  Wales,  Orin  Fisk,  Savel  Metcalf. 
Sextons. — Whipple  O.  Chilson,  Samuel  A.  Adams,  V.  B.  Rockwood. 

VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  estate,      $412,908  00 
"  "  personal  est.,    108,897  00 


Total  valuation, 

Rate  of  tax, 
Number  of  polls, 


$521,865  00 

$10.50  on  $1,000 
315 


Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 
Overlayings, 

Total  tax, 


$540  00 

444  66 

$5,000  00 

185  62 

$6,170  28 


Town  charges, 
Schools, 


APPROPRIATIONS. 
/ 

$2,000  00 
1,800  00 


Highways, 
Total, 


$1,000  00 
$4,800  00 


ASSETS   AND   LIABILITIES,    MAY   1,    1876. 


ASSETS. 

School-houses,  $7,500  00 

Other  public  buildings,  4,000  00 

Public  grounds,  -400  00 

Other  real  estate,  3,500  00 

Other  assets,  500  00 

Total,  $15,900  00 


LIABILITIES. 

School-houses,  $3,000  00 

Other  debts,  5,650  00 

Total,  $8,650  00 


PROPERTY  EXEMPT   FROM   TAXATION. 
Baptist  Church.  — Building  and  land, 


$4,000  00 


NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 


SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Roland  Hammond,  M.D.,  Chairman  and  Superintendent;  George  H.  Thayer, 
Secretary ;  Hiram  A.  Cook,  George  A.  Crooks,  F.  R.  Smith,  George  D. 
Rockwood,  George  F.  Wales,  C.  H.  Cutter,  John  N.  Rhodes. 


Xo.  1 


—  Mrs.  Emma  N.  Metcalf, 

—  Miss  Eliza  F.  Bond, 

—  "     Mattie  Pickering, 

—  "     Mary  J.  Rhodes, 

—  "     L.  O.  Hayward, 

—  "     A.  II.  Adams, 

—  "     Inez  L.  Sherburne, 

—  "     Clara  E.  Warfield, 


24  scholars 

31 

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10 

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27 

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40 

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22 

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20 

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35 

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Total, 


209 


BRAINTREE. 

[Incorporated  May  13,  1640.] 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual   Meeting,    March  6,   1876.] 

Moderator.  — Francis  A.  Hobart. 

Town  Clerk.  —  Samuel  A.  Bates. 

Selectmen,  Assessors,  and   Overseers  of  the  Poor. — Joseph  R.  Frazier,  Abijah 

Allen,  Samuel  W.  Hollis.     Oct.   19,  vacancy,  caused  by  death  of  Joseph  R. 

Frazier,  filled  by  choice  of  David  H.  Bates,  who  was  chosen  chairman. 
Treasurer.  —  Jonathan  French. 

Auditors.  — B.  F.  Dyer,  N.  F.  T.  Hayden,  Eben  Denton. 
Collector  of  Taxes.  — David  H.  Bates. 

Surveyors  of  Highways. — Thomas  Hill,  B.  J.  Loring,  J.  B.  Wood. 
Constables.  —  Horace  Faxon,    Samuel  L.    Dyer,   Robert  Gillespie,   N.    Martin 

lb. hart,    E.    B.  Jordan,  William  F.   Locke,   Michael  M.    Hawke,    Thomas 

Fenniman,  B.  J.  Loring,  Jr.,  J.  Frank  Bates,  P.   B.   Anglim,  Joseph  A. 

Arnold,  Thomas  B.  Stoddard. 

VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  est., 
"         "  per.    " 

$2,096,675  00 
747,675  <)0 

Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 

Total  tax, 

$2,700  00 
2  223  29 

Total  valuation, 

.$2,844,350  00 

26,364  71 

$31,288  00 

Rate  of  tax,  $10.20  on  $1,000 

Number  of  polls,  1,138 


STATISTICS. 


APPROPRIATIONS. 


Schools, 

Highways, 

Interest  on  debt, 

Poor, 

Building  of  Middle  street, 

Incidentals, 

Town  officers, 

Debt, 

Fire  department, 


$6,800  00 
3,500  00 
3,500  00 
3,500  00 
1,500  00 
1,500  00 
1,200  00 
1,000  00 
850  00 


Centennial  celebration,  $600  00 

Janitor  for  Town  hall  &  libr'y,    450  00 
Public  library,  350  00 

Repairs  of  Union  and  Middle 

street  school-houses,  350  00 

Incidentals  for  schools,  300  00 

Decoration  day,  150  00 

Seats  Iron-Works  school-house,     75  00 
Total, 


$25,625  00 

In  addition  to  the  above,  the  Town  appropriated  for  schools  from  Town  School 
Fund,  $400;  from  State  School  Fund,  $306;  and  from  Dog  Tax,  $510  — in 
all,  $1,216. 


ASSETS  AND  LIABILITIES,  MAY  1. 


ASSETS. 

School-houses, 
Public  library, 
Other  public  buildings, 
Public  grounds, 
Cemeteries, 
Other  real  estate, 
Fire  apparatus, 
Trust  funds, 
Other  assets, 

Total, 


$35,060  00 

30,000  00 

24,000  00 

5,000  00 

300  00 

4,215  00 

4,000  00 

$16,000  00 

7,000  00 

25,575  00 


LIABILITIES. 


Public  library, 
Trust  funds, 
Other  debts, 
Total, 


$10,000  00 
16,000  00 
42,212  00 

$68,212  00 


First  Congregational  Soci 

Union  Religious 

South  Parish 

Methodist  Episcopal 

Baptist 

Braintree  Lyceum  Corporation 


PROPERTY  EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION. 
ety.  —  Building  and  lot, 


■  Hall  and  reading-room, 


Total, 


SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 


$21,000  00 

20,600  00 

14,500  00 

3,500  00 

1,300  00 

750  00 

$61,650  00 


SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Naaman  L.  White,   Chairman;  Dr.  Noah  Torrey,  Secretary ;   Dr.  James   M. 
Cutting,  Rev.  Fisk  Barrett,  George  H.  Arnold,  S.  W.  Hollis. 

SCHOOLS. 

High. — Charles   E.    Stetson,    Principal;    Miss    Martha    Reed, 

Assistant,  63  scholars. 

Pond  Grammar.  —  Miss  Mary  Fennersy,  45 

Union  Grammar.  —  Miss  Ella  F.  White,  26 

Iron-  Works  Grammar.  —  Miss  Sarah  A.  Hammett,  43 

Pond  Intermediate.  — Miss  Lizzie  M.  Thompson,  38 

Union  Intermediate.  — Miss  S.  Lizzie  Burnham,  33 

Iron-  Works  Intermediate.  —  Miss  Joanna  W.  Penniman,  39 


b  NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 

Pond  Primary.  —  Miss  S.  Ella  Torrey,  37  scholars. 

Union  Primary.  —  Miss  Inez  M.  Rogers,  45 

Iron- Works  Primary. — Miss  Alice  M.  Mason,  39 

East.  —  Miss  Victoria  P.  Wild,  44 

Middle.  —  Miss  Lottie  E.  Allen,  33 

South-east.  — Miss  Alice  M.  Cushing,  14 

South.  —  Miss  Margarette  E.  C.  Bannon,  16 

South-west.  — Miss  Helen  A.  Williams,  17 

West.  —  Miss  Avis  A.  Thayer,  14 

Total,  546 

FIRE   DEPARTMENT. 

ENGINEERS. 

John   Cavanagh,    Chief;     William  Allen,    Clerk;    C.    W.    Proctor,   James   T. 

Stevens,  William  M.  Richards,    Thomas  South,  Josephus  Shaw,    Thomas 

Penniman,  Benj.  J.  Loring. 
Union  No.  1.  —  Thomas  O.  Sullivan,  Foreman. 
Butcher  Boy  No.  2.  —  George  Sumner,  Forem,an. 
Wompatuck  Hook  &  Ladder  Co.  —  A.  F.  Hannaford,  Foreman;  William  Cav- 

anaugh,  Clerk. 


BROOKLINE. 

[Incorporated  Novemher  13,  1705.] 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 
[Annual  Meeting,  March  20,  1876.] 

Moderator.  —  William  I.  Bowditch. 

Town  Clerk.  — Benjamin  F.  Baker.     (25th  year  of  continuous  service.) 

Selectmen,  Overseers  of  the  Poor,  and  Surveyors  of  Highways.  —  William  I. 

Bowditch,  Horace  James,  James  M.  Codman,  Francis  W.  Lawrence,  Marshall 

Russell. 
Assessors.  —  Thomas  B.  Hall,  Frederick  W.  Prescott,  William  Lincoln. 
Treasurer  and  Collector.  —  Moses  Withington. 

Board  of  Health.  — Dr.  T.  E.  Francis,  Dr.  Robert  Amory,  Desmond  Fitzgerald. 
Water  Board.  — Edward  S.  Philbrick,  Cliarles  K.  Kirby,  Oliver  Wlryte. 
Commissioners  of  Sinking  Fund.  —  J.  C.  Abbott,  William  A.  Welhnan,  Charles 

D.  Head. 
Trustees  of  Walnut-Hill  Cemetery. — William  I.  Bowditch,  Cliarles  S.  Sargent, 

George   Crafts,  Charles  II.  Stearns,  Theodore  Lyman,  .Nathaniel  G.  Chapin, 

Desmond   Fitzgerald.     Benjamin    F.    Baker,    Clerk;    Moses    Withington, 

Treasurer,  cx-officiis. 
Constables. — J.  P.  Sanborn,  W.  Y.  Gross,  George  F.  Johnson,  B.  C.  Clark,  S. 

D.  Edwards,  T.  S.  Pettengill,  Eben  W.  Reed,  D.  C.  Murray,  G.  F.  Dearborn, 

Ebon  Morse,  John  C.  Morse. 


STATISTICS. 


VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  est.,     $10,804,000  00 
"  "  per.  est.,      10,686,300  00 


Total  valuation,       $27,490,300  00 
Rate  of  tax,  $12.20  on  $1,000 

Number  of  polls,  1,748 


Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 


Total  tax, 


$28,450  00 

23.4:;:;  4'J 

283,498  51 

$335,382  00 


APPROPRIATIONS. 


Interest  on  town  debt,  $90,000 

Sinking  fund,  55,000 

Schools,  38,000 

Construction  of  sewers,  30,000 

Extension  of  water  works,  25,000 

Highways,  23,000 

Police,  16,000 

Lighting  Town  hall  and  streets,  16,000 

Town  officers,  11,000 

Contingencies,  10,000 

Watering  streets,  8,000 

Fire  department,  7,500 

Making  live  new  streets,  5,250 

Maintenance  of  water  works,  5,000 

Abatement  of  taxes,  5,000 

Poor,  4,000 

Public  library,  4,000 
Building  bridge  on  Brighton  St.,     3,500 

Health  department,  3,000 

Sidewalks,                       '  3,000 

Stone-crusher  and  shed,  2,800 
Supt.  of  Streets  and  engineering,    2,500 


Care  of  Town  hall,  $2,500 

Hook-and-ladder  apparatus  and 

hose-carriage,  2,500 

Care  of  sewers,  2,000 

Repair  of  town  buildings,  2,000 
Interest  on  new  issue  of  water 

scrip,  1,250 

Engineering  on  sewers,  1,000 

State  aid,  1,000 
Disabled   soldiers  and   families 

of  deceased  soldiers,  1,000 

Clerk  of  Selectmen,  750 

Evening  schools,  500 

Lamp-posts,  500 

State  aid  to  B.  Cusick,  350 

Decoration  day,  300 

Cemetery,  200 

Maps  and  plans  for  water  works,  200 

Preparing  tax-list,  etc.,  200 

Ringing  bell,  175 


Total, 


ASSETS   AND   LIABILITIES,   MAY  1. 


ASSETS. 

School-houses,  $111,500 

Public  library,  95,000 

Other  public  buildings,  359,950 

Public  grounds  and  parks,  78,000 

Cemeteries,  50,000 

Water  works,  500,000 

Fire  apparatus,  66,825 

Trust  funds,  10,000 

Other  assets,  89,700 

Total,  $1,360,975 


LIABILITIES. 

Public  library, 

Other  public  buildings, 

Public  grounds  and  park, 

Cemeteries, 

Water  works, 

Sewerage, 

Trust  funds, 

Other  debts, 

Total, 


PROPERTY   EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION. 
Harvard  Orthodox  Society.  —             Church  and  land, 

St.  Paul's  Episcopal      "                             "  " 

Sears  Chapel.—                                           "  " 

Lawrence  Testimonial,  Episcopal.  —       "  " 

Baptist  Society.  —                                         "  " 

Unitarian     "                                                    "  " 

Swedenborgian  Society.  —                       "  " 

Beals'  Free  Church.  —                               "  " 

Roman  Catholic  Church. —                       "  " 


$383,975 


$18,500 
150,000 

0.S..-.IHI 

53,000 

500,000 

74,000 

10.000 

474,500 

$1,378,300 


$80,000 
50,000 
40,000 
35.(iun 
35,000 
20,000 
15,000 
14,000 
10,000 


Total, 


$299,000 


O  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

J.  Elliot  Cabot,  Chairman;  Rev.  Warren  Goddard,  Secretary;  George  Brooks, 
Treasurer;  Wm.  H.  Lincoln,  Rev.  Howard  N.  Brown,  Francis  Hunnewell, 
W.  T.  R.  Marvin,  Michael  Driscoll,  William  Hobbs. 


High.  —  John  E.  Hoar,  Principal ;  Fred  Lauton,  Misses  Abby 
W.  Deane,  Bessie  P.  Kirby,  Minnie  Laighton,  Assistants, 

Pierce.  —  D.  H.  Daniels,  Principal;  Misses  Virginia  A.  Clark- 
son,  Alice  Peaslee,  Mary  M.  Hammond,  Etta  D.  Paul,  Mary 
P.  Frye,  Margaret  E.  Malone,  Harriet  F.  Woods,  Emma 
S.  Beede,  Assistants, 

Heath-street. —  Miss  Carrie  L.  Rideout,  Principal;  Misses  Mary 
J.  Collingwood,  Eleanor  W.  Collingwood,  M.  E.  Hyde, 
Assistants, 

Ward.  —  David  Bentley,  Principal ;  Misses  Sarah  W.  Loker, 
Frederika  Swanton,  Hattie  A.  Dalrymple,  M.  B.  Magoon, 
Emma  L.  Wiswall,  Carrie  W.  Gookin,  Annie  L.  Richard- 
son, Jennie  Hintz,  Assistants, 

Harvard-street.  —  Misses  Sarah  D.  Newton,  Emma  L.  Stevens, 

Boylston-street.  —  Misses  Mary  Shea,  Emma  T.  Lewis, 

Lawrence.  —  Miss  Susie  M.  Rowe, 

Longwood. — Miss  Alice  H.  Abbott, 

Newton-street.  —  Miss  L.  P.  Rollins, 

Total, 

Teacher  of  Music.  — Wm.  S.  Tilden. 

Teachers  of  Sewing.  — H.  A.  Nevers,  Anna  H.  Pope. 

Truant  Officer.  —  George  F.  Dearborn. 


103  scholars. 


288 


141 


338 
73 
89 
30 
17 
12 

1,091 


FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 


ENGINEERS. 

Wm.  B.  Sears,  Chief ;  Moses  Jones,  G.  II.  Johnson,  J.  S.  Woods ;  W.  A.  Good- 
win, Clerk. 

Steam  Fire  Engine.  — LeoBertsch,  Engineer ;  Edward  Phillips,  Driver;  John  A. 
Aycr,  Call-fireman. 

Hose  No.  1.  —  George  Harvey,  Foreman;  George  Palmer,  Assistant;  Howard 
Turner,  Clerk.     C>  hosemen. 

Hose  No.  2.  —  C.  E.  Delano,  Foreman  ;  W.  H.  Lyon,  1st  Assistant;  G.  II.  Del- 
ano, Clerk.     8  hosemen. 

Hook  and  Ladder  No.  1. — A.  E.  Kenrick,  Foreman;  E.  F.  Palmer,  Assistant 
Foreman  ;  M.  F.  Kenrick,  Clerk.     12  ladder-men. 


STATISTICS.  y 

POLICE. 

Alonzo  Bowman,  Chief;  P.  H.  Cusick,  Deputy;  Harris  R.  Head,  Sergeant. 

Patrolmen. — Burton  R.  Willis,  Mears  Orcutt,  Burnham  C.  Clark,  Patrick  Dil- 
lon, Thomas  J.  Murray,  Wm.  W.  O'Connell,  Charles  B.  McCausland, 
Patrick  Johnson,  George  F.  Martin,  Edward  Russell,  George  F.  Dearborn, 
Albert  S.  Page,  Alonzo  B.  Langley. 


CANTON. 

[Incorporated  Feb.  23,  1797,  from  northerly  part  of  Stoughton.~\ 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  April  3,  1876.] 

Moderator.  —  Daniel  T.  V.  Huntoon. 

Toivn  Clerk.  —  Andrew  Lopez. 

Selectmen,   Assessors,  Overseas  of  the  Poor,  and  Surveyors  of  Highways.  — 

William  Horton,  Edward  R.  Eager,  William  W.  Brooks. 
Treasurer.  —  Francis  W.  Deane. 
Collector.  —  William  W.  Brooks. 

Auditors.  — Elijah  A.  Morse,  Frederic  Endicott,  Edwin  Wentworth. 
Fire-  Wards.  —  Frank  M.  Ames,  James   S.   Shepard,   George  B.   Hunt,   J.  W. 

Wattles,  Robert  Draper,  Charles  F.  Cushman,  Albion  W.  Kinsley,  Isaac 

Horton,  N.  S.  White,  R.  C.  Wood,  Ellis  Tucker,  Charles  Draper,  George 

F.  Sumner. 
Constables.  —  Rufus  C.  Wood,  George  M.  Davenport,  Samuel  H.  Capen,  Lucius 

Edson,  Charles  N.  Draper,  Patrick  F.  Brady. 


Valuation  of  real  estate, 
"         "  personal  est 

VALUATION 

$1,930,780  00 
,  1,174,051  00 

AND   TAX. 

Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 
Overlayings, 

Total  tax, 

[ATIONS. 

Street  lamps, 
Barn  at  Poor  farm, 
Sidewalks, 
Evening  schools, 
Cemeteries, 
Incidentals, 
Decoration  day, 

Total, 

$3,120  00 
2  579  02 

Total  valuation,          $3,104,831  00 

Rate  of  tax,                   $12.00  on  §1,000 
Number  of  polls,                              1,015 

APPROPR 

Schools,                                   $11,000  00 
Poor,     '                                       5,000  00 
Widening  Washington  st.,          4,500  00 
Highways  and  bridges,               4,000  00 
Contingent  expenses,                 3,000  00 
School-houses  and  incid'tals,     1,975  00 
Interest,                                          800  00 
Public  library,                               800  00 
York  st.,                                         700  00 
Police,                                             600  00 

32,687  03 
901  95 

$39,288  00 

§600  00 
600  00 
500  00 
400  00 
300  00 
250  00 
150  00 

$35,175  00 

10 


NORFOLK    COUNTY   MANUAL. 


ASSETS 

AND   LI 

ASSETS. 

School-houses, 

$45,200 

Other  public  buildings, 

1,000 

Cemeteries, 

2.000 

Other  real  estate, 

5,617 

Fire  apparatus, 

5,000 

LIABILITIES,    MAY  1. 


Total, 


$58,817 


LIABILITIES. 


Debts, 


$2,000 


First  Congregational  Society 

"    Universalist  " 

Baptist  " 

Orthodox  " 

Roman  Catholic 


PROPERTY  EXEMPT   FROM   TAXATION. 
Meeting-house  and  land, 


Total, 


SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 


SCHOOL   COMMITTEE. 


$5,000 

4,000 
G,000 
G,000 
7,000 

$28,000 


Geo.    Frederic    Sumner,    Chairman;    Arthur   C.    Kollock,     Secretary ;    J.    W. 

Wattles,  Isaac  .Horton,  Edwin  Wentworth,  Jesse  Fenno,  George  E.  Downes, 

Thomas  Lonergan,  Rev.  John  Flatly. 
Superintendent.  —  Frederic  Endicott. 


High.  —  Mr.  Clarence  H.  Berry,  Principal.  Assistants,  Miss 
Annie  E.  Chace,  for  first  two  terms ;  Miss  Mary  L.  Prescott, 
since  September  1, 

District  No.  1.  Grammar. — Mr.  George  W.  Capen.  Pri- 
mary. —  Miss  Charlotte  Tucker, 

District  No.  2. — Miss  Ellen  McKendry,  first  two  terms;  Miss 
Helen  G.  Kinsley,  since  September  1, 

District  No.  3.  Grammar.  —  Mr.  John  Everett,  to  March  1 ; 
Mr.  Arthur  B.  Morong,  to  summer  vacation;  Mr.  Brad- 
ford \V.  Drake,  since  September  1.  Miss  Ella  M.  Hill, 
Assistant.  Intermediate.  —  Misses  Alice  H.  Lowry,  Lucie 
A.  Hall.  First  Primary. — Misses  Eldora  A.  Drake, 
Emma  P.  Bense.  Second  Primary.  —  Misses  Carrie  L. 
Shattuck,  M.  Ella  Dcane, 

District  N'o.  1.  — -Miss  S.  Jennie  Deane,  till  middle  of  spring  term ; 
Miss  Eliza  A.  Sumner,  since, 

District  No.  5.  —  Miss  Mary  J.  Holmes, 

District  No.  0.  Grammar.  —  Mr.  Jeremiah  E.  Earle.  Prim- 
ary.—  Miss  E.  Florence  Faunce, 

District  No.  7.  Intermediate. — Mrs.  Abby  J.  Snow.  Prim- 
ary. —  Miss  Mary  Scollard, 


35  scholars. 


80 


40 


380 


35 
40 


100 


00 


Total, 


800 


STATISTICS. 


11 


Special  Teacher  of  Music.  —  Mr.  Henry  J.  Whittemore,  of  Hyde  Park. 

There  are  two  Evening  Schools  :  one  in  District  No.  3,  Mr.  Bradford  W. 
Drake,  and  Misses  Alice  H.  Lowry  and  Miss  Snow,  teachers ;  and  one  in  District 
No.  6,  Mr.  Jeremiah  E.  Earl,  teacher.  In  No.  3  the  average  attendance  is  45; 
in  No.  6,  14. 


COHASSET. 

[Incorporated  April  26,  1770,  from  Second  Precinct  of  Hingham."] 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  March  6,  1876.] 

Moderator.  —  John  Q.  A.  Lothrop. 

Town  Clerk. — Newcornb  B.  Tower. 

Selectmen,  Assessois,  and  Overseers  of  the  Poor.  — J.  Q.  A.  Lothrop,  Louis  N. 

Lincoln,  Philander  Bates. 
Treasurer  and  Collector.  — Abraham  H.  Tower,  Jr. 
Fire-Wards.  —  J.  Q.  A.  Lothrop,  J.   Foster  Doane,  Philip  Fox,  Isaac  W.  Beal, 

Alson  S.  Richardson. 
Highway  Surveyors. — Louis  N.  Lincoln,  Philander  Bates,  J.   Q.   A.  Lothrop, 

Louis  T.  Gushing,  Richard  Wells. 
Constables.  —  Louis  N.  Lincoln,  Andrew  W.  Williams,  David  B.  Lincoln,  John  L. 

Pratt,  Isaiah  Lincoln,  Ezra  Brown,  J.  Foster  Doane. 


VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  estate,  $1,466,505  00 
"  "  personal  est.,     872,687  00 


Total  valuation,  §2,339,192  00 


Rate  of  tax, 
Number  of  polls, 


$10.00  on  $1,000 
586 


Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 
Overlayings, 

Total  tax, 


$2,304  00 

1,897  21 

19,550  00 

812  79 

$24,564  00 


APPROPRIATIONS. 


Schools, 

$5,000  00 

Miscellaneous,                             $800  00 

Highways, 

3,000  00 

Roads  and  bridges,                         700  00 

Poor, 

2,500  00 

Removing  snow,                              400  00 

Interest, 

1,200  00 

Repairs  on  school-houses,             400  00 

Abatement  of  taxes, 

1.200  00 

Printing  and  Fire  department,     400  00 

Payment  of  debt, 

1,000  00 

Town  house  and  B'd  of  Health,   100  00 

Town  officers 

1,000  00 
1,000  00 

Building  Doane  St., 

Total,                                 $19,550  00 

Widening  sts.  and  sidewalks 

850  00 

12 


NORFOLK    COUNTY   MANUAL. 


ASSETS   AND   LIABILITIES,  MAY  1. 


ASSETS. 

School-houses,  $14,500  00 

Other  public  buildings,  16,000  00 

Public  grounds  and  park,  6,000  00 

Cemeteries,  3,000  00 

Other  real  estate,  6,000  00 

Eire  apparatus,  1,500  00 

Trust  funds,  1,000  00 

Other  assets,  3,260  00 

Total,  $51,269  00 


LIABILITIES. 

School-houses,  $5,000  00 

Other  public  buildings,  3.000  00 

Trust  funds,  1,000  00 

Other  debts,  7,000  00 

Total,  $16,000  00 


PROPERTY   EXEMPT 

First  Cong.  Unitarian  Soc. —  Building  and  land,  $5,000 


Second 
Beechwood 
Methodist 
Roman  Catholic 

Totals, 


Orthodox 


M  TAXATION. 

,  $5,000;  organ,  $1,000, 

$6,000 

4,500 

600, 

5,100 

3,000 

100, 

3,100 

2.500 

"          100, 

2,600 

3,000 

" 

3,000 

$18,000; 


$1,800,    $19,S0O 


SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Levi  N.  Bates,  Chairman;  M.  A.  Stevens,  Secretary;  John  Q.  A.  Lothrop. 
Superintendent.  — Rev.  Samuel  Osgood. 


High.  —  Miss  Drusilla  S.  Lothrop,  Principal;  Mr.  E.  P.  Collier, 

Assistant,  60  scholars. 

North  Grammar.  —  Miss  Martha  A.  Bates,  25 

North  Primary.  — Miss  Susan  L.  Stoddard,  29 

Centre  Grammar.  —  Miss  Annie  A.  Souther,  38 

Centre  Primary.  —  Miss  Lizzie  C.  Bates,  37 

South  Grammar:  — Miss  Elizabeth  D.  Tower,  42 

South  Primary.  — Miss  MyraL.  Beal,  41 

Beechwoods  Grammar.  —  Mr.  L.  Webster  Bates,  27 

Beechwoods  Primary.  —  Miss  Georgianna  Bates,  34 

Jerusalem.  —  Miss  Anna  Fox,  15 

Harbor. — Miss  Charlotte  M.  Whittington,  35 

King-street.  —  Misses  Addie  F.  Beal  and  Roberta  Nichols,  22 

Total,  405 


STATISTICS. 


13 


DEDHAM. 

[Incorporated  September  8,  1636.] 

TOWN    OFFICERS. 
[Annual  Meeting,  March  6,  1876.] 
Moderator. — Frederick  D.  Ely. 
Town  Clerk.  —  Charles  H.  Farrington. 
Selectmen,  Assessors,  Overseers  of  the  Poor,  and  Board  of  Health. — Ezra  W. 

Taft,  Augustus  B.  Endicott,  Benjamin  Wetherbee,  Howard  Colburn,  Charles 

C.  Sanderson. 
Treasurer.  — Lewis  H.  Kingsbury. 
Collector. — Henry  C.  Bonney. 

Auditors.  — Chauncey  C.  Churchill,  "William  Bullard,  Augustus  B.  Endicott. 
Road    Commissioners. — Nathaniel    Noyes,    George    F.    Richards,    Elijah    W. 

Bonnemort. 
Constables. — Christopher  T.   Bailey,  George  E.   Morse,   Philander  S.  Young, 

Peter  Gaffney,  H.  A.  Atwood,  J.  V.  Abbott,  Eustis  Baker,  John  Dean. 


VALUATION 

AND   TAX. 

Valuation  of  real  estate,  $3 

975,192  00 

Items  of  tax  — 

"          "  personal  est.,  1,985,120  00 

State  tax, 

§5,994  00 

County  tax, 

4,935  71 

Total  valuation,         $5 

960,312  00 

Town  grant, 
Overlayings, 

55,449  89 
2,121  40 

Rate  of  tax                    811.00  " 

Number  of  polls, 

1J467 
APPROPR 

Total  tax, 
IATIONS. 

$08,501  00 

School-teachers'  salaries, 

$18,000  00 

Removing  snow, 

$1,000  00 

General  repairs  highways, 

8,000  00 

Incidental  expenses, 

1,000  00 

Stone    arch     bridge    over 

Bridge  on  Canton  street, 

900  00 

Charles  river, 

5,100  00 

Insurance,     etc.,      school- 

Fire  department, 

3,500  00 

houses, 

900  00 

Poor  out  of  Almshouse, 

3,200  00 

Public  library, 

850  00 

Lighting  streets, 

2,700  00 

Additional  police, 

800  00 

Town  officers, 

2,400  00 

Abatement  of  taxes, 

800  00 

Care   and  repair  of  school- 

Keeper  of  lock-up, 

500  00 

houses, 

2,200  00 

Reservoir    at    East 

Ded- 

Special    repairs    on    high- 

ham, 

500  00 

ways,      including      side- 

Cemeteries, 

350  00 

walks  and  curbstones, 

2,000  00 

Interest    on    money 

bor- 

Poor  in  Almshouse, 

2,000  00 

rowed  in  anticipation  of 

Constables    and    special 

taxes, 

300  00 

police, 

1,700  00 

Supplies  for  lock-up, 

250  00 

Fire-alarm     bell    at    East 

Decoration  day, 

150  00 

Dedham, 

1,500  00 

Rent   of    Oakdale    school- 

Fuel for  schools. 

1,300  00 

room, 

150  00 

Printing,    advertising    and 

Printing  By-laws, 

100  00 

stationery, 
Collection  of  taxes, 

1,100  00 
1,100  00 

Total, 

$64,350  00 

$59,300 

00 

2,500 

00 

50,000 

00 

9,300 

00 

17,100 

00 

1,300 

00 

$139,500 

00 

14  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


ASSETS   AND  LIABILITIES,  MAY  1. 

ASSETS.  LIABILITIES. 

School-houses,  $59,300  00       Trust  funds,  §1,300  00 

Public  library, 

Other  public  buildings, 

Other  real  estate, 

Eire  apparatus, 

Trust  funds, 


PROPERTY   EXEMPT   FROM  TAXATION. 
Temporary  asylum  for  discharged  female  prisoners. — Land  and  bldgs.,    $10,400  00 
St.  Mary's  School  and  Asylum.  —  "  "  8,484  00 

Dedham  Public  Library.—  Books,  2,500  00 

First  Church  and  Society. —  House,  pews  and  furniture,  $11,000 

Chapel,  1,000 

Land,  4,792 

16,792  00 

Allin  Evangelical  Society. —  House,  inc.  furniture,  $12,000 

Land,  2,750 

14,750  00 

St.  Paul's  Church  (Episcopal). —  House,  pews  and  furniture,    $25,000 

Chapel,  5,000 

Land,  2,295 

32,295  00 

St.  Mary's  Church  (Roman  Catholic). —  Building,  $4,000 

*  Land,  1,560 

5,560  00 

5,700  00 

4,500  00 

4,428  00 

2,320  00 
Norfolk  Agricultural  Society. —  Land  at  Readville,  17,500  00 

$125,229  00 
SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Rev.  Calvin  S.  Locke,   Chairman;    C.   C.  Churchill,   Secretary;   Rev.   Edward 
Crowninshield,  Rev.  Daniel  Goodwin,  Miss  Ellen  II.  Crehore,  Frank  M.  Bailey. 

SCHOOLS. 

Uiijh. — Carlos    Slafter,    Principal;     Misses    Martha  A.    Smith, 

Maria  T.  Delano,  Assistants.  75  scholars. 

Ames. — Joseph  II.  Noyes,  Principal;  Misses  Abbie  T.  Crane, 
Josic  M.  Prince,  Mary  L.  Talbot,  Ilattie  W.  Whiting,  Mary 
F.  Hodges,  Henrietta  Adams,  Assistants,  275         " 


Unitarian  Church,  West  Dedham. —  Building  and  furniture,        $5,500 

Land,  200 


Baptist  Church,  West  Dedham. —  House,  pews  and  furniture,     §4,000 

Chapel,  400 

I  Land,  100 


Baptist  Church,  East  Dedham. —  House,  pews  and  furniture,    $4,000 

Land,  428 


Methodist  Church,  East  Dedham. —  House,  pews  and  furniture,  $2,000 

Land,  320 


STATISTICS.  15 

Avery.  —  Henry  E.  Crocker,  Principal;  Misses  Annie  J.  Barton, 
Mary  A.  Alden,  Mary  S.  Morse,  Martha  M.  Davis,  Annie  G. 

Fish,  Mary  E.  Keelan,  Annie  L.  Farrington,  Assistants.  280  scholars. 
Collurn. — James  N.  Parker,  Principal;  Misses  Sarah  A.  Ellis, 

Sarah  L.  Cheney.  Assistants,  90 

Quincy. —  Misses  Melissa  D.  Robinson,  Mary  Hutchins,  75 

EndicoU.  —William  T.  Hart,  25 

Dexter.  —  Miss  Lucy  A.  Calder,  30 

Fisher.  —  Misses  Sarah  L.  Norris,  Lucy  E.  Allen,  20 

Oakdale. — Miss  Louisa  Harris,  36 

Burgess.  —  Miss  Ella  E.  Ward,  12 

Union.  —  Miss  Hattie  E.  Colburn,  20 

Total,  938 

Teacher  of  Music.  —  Mr.  C.  E.  Whiting, 

EIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

ENGINEERS. 

Chief  Engineer,  George  F.   Richards ;  Asst.    Engineers,  Francis  Soule,  H.  A. 
Atwood,  George  A-  Guild,  Ebenezer  Gould ;   Clerk,  George  A.  Guild. 

ENGINEERS    AND    OFFICERS. 

Relief   Steam    Fire  •  Engine    Co.    No.    1,    Dedham   Village. — Foreman.    F.    C. 

Field;  Asst.  Foremen,  T.  J.  Mack,  E.  Ramsdell;   Clerk,  J.  B.  Calder. 
Hero  Engine  Co.  No.  1  (Hand  Engine),  Upper  Village.  —  Foreman,  W.  B.  Lin- 
coln;  Asst.  Foreman,  C.  DeMayn;   Clerk,  Albert  Smith. 
Lion  Engine  Co.  No.  2  (Hand  Engine),  West  Dedham.  —  Foreman,  D.  F.  Hodg- 

don ;   Clerk,  Warren  Kingsbury. 
Niagara  Engine  Co.  No.  3    (Hand  Engine),   East  Dedham.  —  Foreman,   John 

Wardle  ;  Asst.  Foreman,  William  Fardy ;   Clerk,  William  Blakslee. 
Norfolk  Engine  Co.  No.  G   (Hand  Engine),  West  Dedham.  —  Foreman,  Joseph 

Houghton;  Asst.  Foreman,  E.  A.  Walley;    Clerk,  J.  B.  Baker. 
Franklin  Engine  Co.  No.  8  (Hand  Engine),  West  Dedham.  —  Foreman,  Daniel 

W.  Parker;   Clerk,  Howard  Colburn. 
Rescue  Hook  and  Ladder  Co.  No.   1,  Dedham  Village. — Foreman,  Charles  H. 

Barron;  Asst.  Foreman,  H.  A.  Phipps ;   Clerk,  T.  C.  Pierce. 


DOVER. 

[Incorporated  as  a  District,  July  7,  1784,  and  as  a  Town,  March  31,  1836.     For- 
merly part  of  Dedham.~\ 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  March  6,  1876.] 
Moderator.  —  George  Scott. 
Town   Clerk. — Abner  L.    Smith   (resigned  April   18,  and  his  son,  Charles  H. 

Smith,  was  appointed  by  the  Selectmen). 
Selectmen  and  Overseers  of  the  Poor.  — John  Humphrey,  Barnabas  Paine,  Henry 

J.  Winchenbach. 


16 


NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


Assessors.  —  Amos  W.  Shumway,  Ephraim  Wilson,  William  Tisdale. 

Treasurer  and  Collector.  — Aaron  Bacon. 

Highway  Surveyors. — No.  1.  Ephraim  Wilson;  2.     A.  K.  Tisdale; 

Howe;    4.    C.    Kenrick ;    5.    Josiah   Whiting;    6.    W.    Tisdale; 

Goulding;  8.    F.  G.  Gay. 
Sexton.  —  Asa  Talbot. 
Constables.  —  Abner  L.  Smith,  W.  A.  Howe. 


3.   W.  A. 
7.   Henry 


VALUATION 

AND   TAX. 

Valuation  of  real  estate,      $394,093  00 
"         "  personal  est.,       40.562  00 

Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 

$432  00 

355  73 

6,323  27 

Total  valuation, 

$435,255  00 

$15.50  on  $1,000 

182 

Rate  of  tax, 
Number  of  polls, 

Total  tax, 

$7,111  00 

APPROPE 

IATIONS. 

Town  charges, 
Schools, 

$2,000  00 
1,000  00 

Highways, 
Debt, 

$900  00 
800  00 

ASSETS   AND   LIABILITIES,  MAY   1. 


ASSETS. 

School-houses, 
Public  grounds, 
Cemeteries, 


LIABILITIES. 


$5,200  00 
300  00 
400  00 

$5,900  00 


Debts, 


PROPERTY  EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION. 

Unitarian  Society.  —  House  and  land, 
Orthodox      "  "         "       " 

Baptist  "  "         "       " 


$4,700  00 


$2,475  00 


$2,100  00 

1,050-  00 

650  00 

$3,800  00 


SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 

SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Miss  Hannah  E.  Chickering,  Chairman  and  Superintendent;  Joseph  A.  Smith, 
Mrs.  George  D.  Everett. 

FOUR   SCHOOLS    OF   MIXED   GRADE. 

Centre.  —  Miss  Helen  W.  Sutherland, 
cVoi-th.  — Miss  Alice  M.  Richards, 
East.  —  Miss  Lucy  E.  Allen, 
West.  —  Miss  Nellie  Cleaves, 

Total,  116 

In  addition  to  above,  eight  attend  school  in  Dcdhara,  and  three  attend  High 

schools  elsewhere. 

Whole  number  of  children  in  town,  between  5  and  15,  as  returned  by  Assessors, 

May  1,  was  120. 


40  scholars 

33 

u 

23 

a 

20 

u 

STATISTICS. 


17 


FOXBOROXJGH. 

[Incorporated  June  10,  1778,  from  parts  of  Wrentham,  Walpole,  Stoughton  and 

Sharon.'] 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 
[Annual  Meeting,  March  20,  1876.] 

Moderator.  —  Charles  F.  Howard. 

Town  Clerk.  —  James  F.  Leonard. 

Selectmen,  Assessors,  and  Overseers  of  the  Poor.  — James  F.  Leonard,  Newland 
F.  Howard,  Henry  G.  Warren. 

Treasurer.  — Eli  Phelps. 

Auditors.  —  C.  W.  Hodges,  Charles  F.  Howard,  Otis  Cary. 

Codector  of  Taxes.  —  George  S.  Wheeler. 

Highway  Surveyors.  —  Harvey  Leonard,  James  A.  Morse,  Albert  Fisher, 
Edward  O.  Nichols,  Ezra  Pickens,  George  W.  Beal,  William  II.  Stratton, 
Orin  Wetherell,  Patrick  McTernan,  Benjamin  F.  Boyden,  Terrence  Skelly, 
Michael  Gary,  John  Welsh,  Warren  S.  Bacon,  Joseph  Comey. 

Fire  Engineers. — Charles  F.  Howard,  C.  W.  Lane,  L.  P.  Faught,  E.  O.  Nichols, 
John  T.  Carpenter,  M.  Ryan. 

Constables.  — Edward  O.  Nichols,  George  S.  Walcott. 


VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  estate,  §1,330,830  00 
"         "  per.  estate,        308,005  00 


Total  valuation,  §1,638,835  00 


Rate  of  tax 
Number  of  polls, 


§11.00  on  §1.000 
721 


Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 
Overlayings, 


Schools, 

Town  debt, 

Interest, 

Poor, 

Highways  and  bridges, 

Town  officers, 


Total  tax, 
APPROPRIATIONS. 

Discount  and  abatement  of 

taxes, 
Repairs  of  public  buildings, 
Fire-engine  repairs, 


§1,740  00 

1.437  73 

16,000  00 

273  27 

§19,457  00 


§6,000  00 
5,000  00 
2.500  00 
2,000  00 
1,100  00 
1,000  00 


§1,000  00 
516  00 
100  00 

§19,216  00 


ASSETS   AND   LIABILITIES,    MAY  1. 


ASSETS. 

School-houses, 

Public  library, 

Other  public  buildings, 

Public  grounds  and  parks, 

Cemeteries, 

Other  real  estate, 

Water  works, 

Fire  apparatus, 

Other  assets, 

Total, 


§20.000  00 

1.000 

00 

i  ,000 

00 

5,000 

00 

1.000 

00 

20,500 

00 

1,000 

00 

5,000 

00 

5,200  00 

§04,700  00 

LIABILITIES. 


School-houses, 
Cemetery, 
Fire  apparatus, 
Other  debts, 

Total, 


§20,000  00 
1,000  00 
5,000  00 
6,500  00 

§o2,.;oo  oo 


18  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


PROPERTY  EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION. 

Orthodox  Society.  —  Building, 
Furniture, 
Land, 

Baptist  Society.  —  Building, 
Furniture, 
Land, 

Universalist  Society.  —  Building, 
Furniture, 
Land, 

Roman  Catholic  Society.  —  Building, 
Land, 

Union  Chapel.  —  Building, 
Land, 

Town  house  and  school  house  connected  therewith. — Bldg., 

Land 

Six  school  houses.  — Buiklings, 
Land, 

Memorial  Hall. — Building, 
Engine  house.  —  " 

Cemeteries.  — Land, 
Public  library.  —  Books  and  fixtures, 
Almshouses.  —  Buildings  and  land, 
School-house,  5th  district,  not  occupied.  —  Building, 

Land, 

Total, 

SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 

SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

James  E.  Carpenter,  Chairman;  Edwin  W.  Clarke,  Secretary;  S.  Payson  Hodges. 

SCHOOLS 

High. —  Principal,  "W.  Edgar  Horton,  A.  M. ;  Miss  Sarah  T.  Cary, 

Assistant,  42  scholars. 

Everett.  —  Miss  Ella  A.  Blake,  40 

Quaker  Hill.  —  Miss  Ida  G.  Decker,  32 

Paine.  —  Miss  Lucretia  P.  Townsend,  37 

Pratt.  —  Miss  Mercic  B.  Nickerson,  71 

Centre  Grammar.  —  Mr.  Frank  M.  Copeland,  39 

Centre  First  Intermediate  School.  —  Miss  Isabel  E.  Johnson,  49 

Centre  Second  Intermediate.  —  Miss  Ella  J.  Carleton,  43 

Centre  First  Primary.  —  Miss  Mary  E.  Anthony,  38 

Centre  Second  Primary.  —  Miss  Susan  E.  Nichols,  42 

Plympton.  —  Miss  Lizzie  S.  Rea,  39 

Cary.  —  Miss  Elizabeth  N.  Brayton,  48 

Total,  520 


$13,000 

1,000 

1,200 

$15,200  00 

$6,500 

500 

1,200 

8,200  00 

$4,000 

800 

800 

5, GOO  00 

$2,500 

400 

2,900  00 

$900 

200 

1,100  00 

$25,000 

1,500 

26,500  00 

$4,500 

SOO 



5,300  00 

6,000  00 

700  00 

1,000  00 

1,000  00 

4.500  00 

$2,000 

1,000 

3.000  00 

$57,150  00 

STATIS11CS. 


19 


FRANKLIN. 

[Incorporated  March  2,  1778,  from  westerly  part  of  Wrentham.~] 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  March  6,  1876.] 

Moderator.  —  James  M.  Freeman. 

Town  Clerk  and  Collector.  —  George  W.  Wiggin. 

Selectmen,  Overseers  of  Poor,  and  Highway  Surveyors.  —  Henry  R.  Jenks,  Peter 

Adams,  Edmund  Hartshorn. 
Assessors.  —  Stephen  W.  Richardson,  Asa  A.  Fletcher,  Joseph  Harrold. 
Treasurer.  —  James  M.  Freeman. 
Auditor — Waldo  Daniels. 
Constables.  —  Lewis  R.  Whitaker,  William  E.  Nason,  Hugh  McParland. 


VALUATION 

Valuation  of  real  est.,      $1,102,925  00 
"  "  per.  estate,        394,215  00 


Total  valuation,  §1,497,140  00 


Rate  of  tax, 
Number  of  polls, 


§12.50  on  $1,000 
819 


AND   TAX. 

Items  of  tax  :  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 


Total  tax, 


§1,494  00 

1,230  22 

17,627  78 

§20,352  00 


APPROPRIATIONS 


Schools, 

Roads  and  bridges, 

Poor, 

New  fire-engine, 

Miscellaneous  expenses, 

Interest, 

Town  officers, 


§6,000  00 
4,000  00 
2,500  00 
1,800  00 
1,500  00 
1,000  00 
1,000  00 


Abatement  and  collection  of 

taxes, 
Fire  department, 
Printing  and  stationery, 
Public  library, 

Total, 


§500 

00 

300 

00 

200 

00 

200  00 

§19,000  00 

ASSETS   AND  LIABILITIES,   MAY   1. 


ASSETS. 

School-houses,  §15,000  00 

Other  public  buildings,  5,500  00 

Public  grounds  and  park,  2.500  00 

Other  real  estate,  2,800  00 

Fire  apparatus,  4,000  00 


LIABILITIES. 

School-houses,  §3,000  00 


§29,800  00 
PROPERTY   EXEMPT   FROM   TAXATION. 


Dean  Academy  Corporation. — Personal,  §163.300 


First  Congregational  Parish.  —         ' 

'                  4,000 ;       ' 

'         26.000, 

30,000  00 

"     Universalist  Society.  —             ' 

'                  4,500;       ' 

'          25,800, 

30,300  00 

Methodist  Episcopal  "                        ' 

'                  1,500;       ' 

'         10,800, 

12.: :',00  00 

Baptist                       "                     ' 

'                  1,500;      ' 

1         10.600, 

12,100  00 

Union  Congregational  Parish.  —      ' 

'                       75;      ' 

2,500, 

2,125  00 

Roman  Catholic  Society.  —               ' 

•                     500 ;       ' 

10,500, 

u.ooo  oo 

real,  §148,500,  §311,800  00 


,625  00 


20  NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 


Franklin  Library  Association.  — Fund,  $3,250 

Library,  1,000 


$4,250 
$175,025 


Total,  $589,250  00 

SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 

SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Rev.  S.  W.  Squire,  Chairman;  William F.  Ray,  Secretary  ;  Dr.  William B.  Nolen. 

SCHOOLS. 

High.  —  Miss  Mary  A.  Bryant, 
High  Grammar.  —  Miss  Juliette  D.  Stanley, 
Sub-Grammar.  — Miss  Mary  A.  Holbrook, 
Intermediate.  —  Miss  Clara  L.  Warren, 
No.  1  Primary.  —  Miss  Agnes  S.  Jones, 
No.  2  Primary.  —  Miss  Annie  S.  Harrold, 
No.  3  Primary.  —  Miss  Anna  L.  Bean, 
King-street.  —  Miss  Isa  Smiley, 
City  Mills.  —  Miss  Emma  Rounds, 
Latie  No.  6. — Miss  Effie  A.  Dunbar, 
North-west.  —  Miss  Emily  Albee, 
Unionville  No  8.  —  Mr.  M.  II.  Nason, 
South  Franklin.  —  Miss  Eva  Morse, 
Mount  No.  10.  —  Miss  Ella  E.  Squire, 

Total,  550 


32 

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25 

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HOL.BKOOK. 

[Incorporated  Feb.  29,  1872,  from  part  of  Randolph.] 
TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  April  3,  1876.] 

Moderator.  —  Francis  Gardner. 

Town   Clerk  and   Treasurer.  —  John  Undcrhay. 

Selectmen,  Assessors,  and  Overseers  of  Poor.  —  Charles  II.  Belcher,  Willard  F. 

Gleason,  Newton  White. 
Auditors.  —  George  W.  Paine,  J.  T.  Southworth,  Richmond  T.  Pratt. 
Collector  of  Taxes.  —  Samuel  L.  White. 
Fire  Engineers.  —  S.  D.  Chase,  James  W.  White. 
Highway  Surveyors.  —  Samuel  L.  White,  Thurston  P.  White,  John  A.  Blood, 

William  B.  Belcher,  William  Armstrong,  George  W.  Wilde. 
Constables. — Samuel  L.  White,  Frederick  Bigelow,  Freeman  Bard,  Henry  C. 

Dorman. 


STATISTICS. 


21 


VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  estate, 

§7-11,340  00 

Items  of  tax  — 

"          "  personal  est. 

,    199,020  00 

State  tax, 

§1,548  00 

County  tax, 

1,027  09 

Total  valuation, 

§940,360  00 

Town  grant, 

11,549  31 

Rate  of  tax,                    §14.00  on  01,000 

Total  tax, 

§14,125  00 

Number  of  polls, 

530 

APPROPRIATIONS. 

Schools, 

§5,000  00 

Insurance, 

§600  00 

Town  debt, 

5,000  00 

Fire  department, 

600  00 

Poor, 

3,000  00 

Public  library, 

500  00 

Interest, 

1,200  00 

Bridges,  etc., 

400  00 

Highways, 

1,000  00 

Cemeteries, 

100  00 

General  expenses, 

1,000  00 



Town  officers, 

800  CO 

Total, 

§20,000  00 

Repairs  of  Town  hall, 

800  00 

ASSETS   AND   LIABILITIES,   MAY    1. 

ASSETS. 

LIABILITIES. 

School-houses, 

§10,000  00 

Debts, 

§11,000  00 

Public  library, 

8,000  00 

Other  public  buildings, 

29,000  00 

Eire  apparatus, 

800  00 

Total, 

§47,800  00 

PROPERTY  EXEMPT   FROM   TAXATION. 

Winthrop  Religious  Society.  —  Church  and  land,  §25,000  00 

Brook ville  Baptist  Church.  —  "  "  2,000  00 

Public  Library.  —  Bldg.  and  land,  §4,000 ;  books  and  furniture,  §4,000,      8,000  00 


Total, 


SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 


§35,000  00 


SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Thomas  H.  "West,  Dr.  J.  B.  Kingsbury,  Z.  A.  French. 

SCHOOLS. 

Sumner-Hill  Grammar.  —  Mr.  Walter  C.  Hill,  of  Stoneham,  was 
principal  the  first  two  terms  of  the  year.     Present  principal, 
Mr.  Charles  H.  Goldthwait,  of  Salem ;  Mrs.  Ellen  W.  Thayer, 
assistant  during  the  year, 
Sumner  Sub-Grammar.  —  Miss  Roxie  E.  Dickinson,  of  Amherst, 
Sumner  Intermediate. — Miss  F.  Emma  Sherman,  of  Weymouth, 
Broolcville  Intermediate.  —  Miss  Mary  A.  Bosworth,  of  Quincy, 
teacher  the  first  two  terms  ;  now  under  charge  of  Miss  Lucy 
J.  Beebe,  of  South  Wilbraham, 
Br •ookville  Primary.  — Miss  E.  Gertrude  Bosworth,  of  Quincy, 


65  scholars. 
38         " 
59         " 


35 
45 


22 


NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 


Franklin   Primary.  —  Miss   Mary   H.    French;    Miss    Clara   P. 

French,  Assistant;  both  of  Holbrook, 
Lincoln  Mixed.  —  Miss  Hattie  N.  Bailey,  of  Scituate,  teacher  first 

two  terms  ;  now  in  charge  of  Miss  Mary  A.  Tobey,  of  Milford, 
Roberts  Mixed.  —  Miss  Louise  Bronsdon, 

Total, 


111 

scholars 

50 

it 

50 

(< 

453 


HYDE  PARK. 

{Incorporated  April  22,  18G8,  from  part  of  Dedham,  Dorchester  and  3filton.] 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  March  6,  1876.] 

Moderator.  — Fergus  A.  Easton. 
Town  Clerk.  — Henry  B.  Terry. 
Selectmen,  Overseers  of  Poor,  Surveyors  of  Highways,  and  Board  of  Health.  — 

Edwin  R.  Walker,  George  Sanford,  J.  D.  McAvoy. 
Assessors.  —  R.  P.  Moseley,  Joel  F.  Goodwin,  John  M.  Twitchell. 
Treasurer.  —  Henry  S.  Bunton. 
Collector.  —  Henry  A.  Rich. 

Auditors.  —  D.  W.  C.  Rogers,  G.  Fred  Gridley,  John  A.  Boyle. 
Commissioners  of  Sinking  Fund.  — Henry  Grew,  Alpheus  P.  Blake,  William  J. 

Stuart. 
Constables.  —  Charles  Jacobs,  E.  W.  Moffatt,  W.  II.  Cumminger,  John  A.  Soule, 

J.  B.  Neal,  E.  G.  Currier,  Jeremiah  Corbett. 


VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  est,,       $ 
"         "  personal  est., 


5,860,765  00 

685,002  00 


Total  valuation,  $6,545,767  00 

Rate  of  tax,  $13.00  on  $1,000 

Number  of  polls,  1,506 


Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 

Total  tax, 


$6,282  00 

5,172  86 

76,652  14 

$88,107  00 


APPROPRIATIONS. 


Expenses  of  last  year  unp'd.  $8,072  18 

[nterest,  17.500  00 

Schools,  15,000  00 

State  and  county  taxes,  13,000  00 

[ncidentals,  5,000  00 

Fire  department,  4,500  00 

Sinkingfund,  4,000  00 

Highways,  4,000  00 

Poor,     '  3,500  00 


Salaries,  $2,700  00 

Discount  on  taxes,  2,51)0  00 

School  incidentals,  2,000  00 

Police,  1,500  00 
Unp'd  damages  on  River  St.,     1,875  00 

Public  library,  700  00 

Evening  schools,  400  00 


Total, 


$85,747   18 


STATISTICS.  23 


ASSETS   AND   LIABILITIES,  MAY    1. 

ASSETS.  LIABILITIES. 

School-houses,  $144,250  00      Total  indebtedness,  §250,700  00 

Public  library, 
Other  public  buildings, 
Fire  apparatus, 
Other  assets  (sinking  fund 
included), 


Total, 


$144,250 

00 

5,000 

00 

22,500 

00 

20,000 

00 

75,306 

00 

$267,056 

00 

PROPERTY  EXEMPT    FROM   TAXATION. 


Baptist  Church.  —  Furniture  and  organ,  $3,500  00 

Building,  20,000  00 

Land,  10,200  00 


Methodist  Church.  — Furniture  and  organ,  $3,500  00 

Building,  20,000  00 

Land,  3,750  00 

Orthodox   Church.  —  Furniture   and  organ,         •  $3,500  00 

Building,  12,000  00 

Land,  15,400  00 


Episcopal  Church.  — Furniture  and  organ,  $1,500  00 

Building,  4,000  00 

Land,  16,766  00 


Unitarian  Cong.  Church. — Furniture,  $1,500  00 

Building,  12,000  00 

Land,  1,816  00 


Roman  Catholic  Church.  —  Furniture,  $200  00 

Building,  600  00 

Land,  3,200  00 


Norfolk  Agricultural  Society.  —  Buildings,  $5,000  00 

Land,  10,000  00 


$33,700  00 


27,250  00 


30,900  00 


22,266  00 


15,316  00 


4,000  00 


15,000  00 


Harvard  College. — Land,  $1,750  00  1,750  00 


Total,  $150,182  00 

SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 

SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

H.  M.  Cable,  Chairman ;    "W.  II.  II.  Andrews,  Secretary  ;    H.  C.  Chamberlain, 
E.  M.  Lancaster,  Rev.  W.  J.  Corcoran,  R.  W.  Husted. 

SCHOOLS. 

High. — Mr.  J.  F.  Elliott,  Principal;  Miss  S.  L.   Barnes,  First 

Assistant;  Miss  E.  P.  Parsons,  Second  Assistant,  90  scholars. 

Grew. — Mr.  Geo.  M.  Fellows,  Principal;  Misses  F.  J.  Emer- 
son, L.  Dunbar,  M.  A.  Alexander,  Genevieve  Brainard, 
S.  S.  Lancaster,  Assistants,  300      " 


24  NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 

Blake. — Mr.  H.  F.  Howard,  Principal;  Misses  Ida  M.Pratt, 
E.  A.  George,  J.  S.  Hammond,  Belle  N.  Roper,  H.  M. 
Oliver,  Assistants,  260  scholars. 

Greenwood. — Mr.  J.  L.  Curtis,  Principal ;  Misses  L.  A.  Cur- 
rier, H.  J.  Folsom,  M.  E.  Libbey,  C.  P.  Barnes,  Assistants,  230      " 

Damon. — Mr.  E.  W.  Cross,  Principal  ;    Misses  L.    D.   Bunker, 

S.  A.  Crosby,  Julia  C.  Donovan,  C.  E.  Walker,  Assistants,  225       " 

Total,  1,105       " 

EIRE   DEPARTMENT. 

ENGINEERS. 

Chief  Engineer,  William  U.  Fairbairn ;  Assistant  Engineers,  L.  A.  Runnells, 
Charles  W.  Paul. 

ENGINES    AND     OFFICERS. 

Goodwill  Steam  Fire  Engine  Co.  No.  1. — Foreman,  Henry  B.  Briggs;  Assist- 
ant Foreman,  Albert  Flagg ;  Clerk,  J.  C.  Sanford;  Treasurer,  William  H. 
Darling ;  Engineman,  P.  McClellan. 

Rough  and  Ready  Steam  Fire  Engine  Co.  No.  2  —  Foreman,  Malcolm  Rogers  : 
Assistant  Foreman,  William  Holtham ;  Cleric  and  Treasurer,  H.  A.  Bur- 
nett ;  Engineman,  William  Henry  Cumminger. 

Splicer  Hose  Co.  No.  1.  —  Foreman,  John  B.  Guinazzo ;  Assistant  Foreman, 
Jeremiah  Mings  ;    Clerk,  James  A.  Guinan ;    Treasurer,  John  B.  Guinazzo. 

Norfolk  Hook-and-Ladder  Co.  No.  1.  —  Foreman,  E.  A.  Hawley;  Assistant 
Foreman,  Peter  Bussey;  Clerk  and  Treasurer,  T.  L.  Pratt;  Steward  of 
the  Department,  Joshua  Wilder. 


MEDFIELD. 

[Incorporated  May  23,  1G51.] 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  March  C,  1876.] 

Moderator.  —  Isaac  Fiske. 

Town  Clerk.  —Rev.  Charles  C.  Sewall. 

Selectmen,  Assessors,  and  Overseers  of  the  Poor. —  Benjamin  F.  Shumway,  Alonzo 

B.  Parker,  Hamlet  Wight. 
Treasurer  —  Isaac  Fiske. 
A  I'd  ft  or.  —  Charles  Ilamant. 
Collector.  —  Ralph  A.  Battellc. 

Hoard  of  Health. — J.  II.  Richardson,  James  Ilcwins,  J.  B.  Hale. 
Highway  Surveyors.  —  William  P.  Hewins,  Charles  II.  Russell,   Hamlet  Wight, 

II.  P.  Tabor,  G.  W.  Kingsbury,  F.  S.  Wight. 
Constables.  —  Charles  Ilamant,  Hinsdale  F.  Bullard,  It.  W.  Sherman. 


STATISTICS. 


25 


VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  est.,  $089,047  00 

"         "  personal  est.,     278,850  00 


Total  valuation, 

Rate  of  tax, 
No.  of  polls, 


8967,897  00 

§11.50  on  $1,000 
344 


Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 

Total  tax, 


$1,008  00 

830  03 

9,984  97 

$11,823  00 


APPROPRIATIONS. 


Schools, 
Town  debt, 
Interest, 

General  expenses, 
Highways, 


$2,300  00 
2,000  00 
1,G00  00 
1,500  00 
1,200  00 


Poor, 

Public  library, 

Total, 


$1,000  00 
100  '00 

$9,700  00 


ASSETS   AND   LIABILITIES,  MAY  I. 

ASSETS.  LIABILITIES. 


School-houses, 
Public  library, 
Other  public  buildings, 
Other  real  estate, 
Eire  apparatus, 

Total, 


$7,000  00 

1,000  00 

25,000  00 

4,000  00 

1,000  00 

$38,000  00 

Debts, 


$15,193  00 


PROPERTY  EXEMPT  EROM  TAXATION. 

Unitarian  Society.  —  Building,  land  and  furniture, 
Baptist  "  "  "       "  " 

Orthodox         "  "  "       "  " 


Total, 


SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 


SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 


$10,000    00 

9,000  00 
8,000  00 

$27,000  00 


J.  B.   Hale,    Chairman;  Rev.  A.   M.   Crane,    Secretary;  W.   E.   Guild,  J.  H. 
Gould,  A.  E.  Mason. 


Centre  School,  Upper  Department.  —  Mr.  Wm.  E.  Marshall,  32  scholars. 

Centre  School,  Grammar  Department.  —  Miss  Susan  J.  Woods,  30 

Centre  School,  Primary  Department.  —  Miss  Esther  Emerson,  33 

North  School,  Mixed.  — Miss  Sarah  C.  Littlefield,  37 

South  School,  Mixed.  — Miss  Ida  C.  Whiting,  21 

Total,  153 


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NORFOLK  COUNTY  MANUAL. 


MEDWAY. 

[Incorporated  Oct.  24,  1713,  from  part  of  Medfield.'\ 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  March  6,  1876.] 

Moderator.  — David  A.  Partridge. 

Town  Cleric  and  Treasurer.  — Orion  A.  Mason. 

tided  men  and   Surveyors  of  Highways. — Willard  P.    Clark,  Joseph  Bullard, 

.    Edward  Eaton. 
Assessors.  —  Wales  Kimball,  Willard  P.  Clark,  Edward  Clark. 
Overseers  of  Poor.  -  David  Daniels,  George  E.  Drake,  Charles  A.  Bigelow. 
Auditor.  —  S.  J.  Axtell. 
Collector  of  Taxes.  — Edward  Clark. 

Constables.  —  R.  K.  Colcord,  Sylvester  Howard,  Timo.  O'Brien,  J.  W.  Tuttle, 
II.  B.  Woodman,  Amos  Whiting. 

VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  esta 
"         "  personal 

te,  $1 
est., 

$1 

$14.0 

433,515  00 
329,695  00 

Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax 
Town  grant, 

Total  tax, 

$1,836  00 
1,511  84 

Total  valuation, 

763,210  00 

0  on  $1,000 
1,038 

23^412  16 

Bate  of  tax, 
Number  of  polls, 

$26,760  00 

APPROPR 

IATIONS. 

Schools, 

Roads  and  bridges, 
Debt  and  interest, 
1  ncidental  expenses, 
Support  of  poor, 
Fire  department, 

$7,000  00 
4,000  00 
4,000  00 
3,500  00 
2,500  00 
1,000  00 

Engine-house,  West  Medw 
Lock-up,  East  Medway, 
Decoration  day, 

Total, 

ay,   $500  00 
300  00 
100  00 

$22,900  00 

ASSETS   AND  LIABILITIES,   MAY   1. 


ASSETS. 

School-houses, 

Public  library, 

(  Mlur  public  buildings, 

( lemeteries, 

( >ther  real  estate, 

Water  works, 

Fire  apparatus, 

Other  assets, 

Total, 


$30,000 

00 

350 

00 

3,100  00 

1,000 

00 

8,000 

00 

2,500 

00 

5,000  00 

4,000 

00 

LIABILITIES. 


Debts, 


$53,950  00 


15,366  00 


STATISTICS. 


27 


PROPERTY  EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION. 


First  Congregational  Society. 

Second        "  " 

Third            "  " 

Baptist  " 

Methodist  " 

Episcopal  " 

Roman  Catholic  " 


Personal, 


1,500 

real,  $5,000, 

86,500  00 

1,000 

9,000, 

10,000  00 

1,500 

6,000, 

7,500  00 

400 

4,000, 

4,400  00 

3,500, 

3,500  00 

3,000, 

3,000  00 

3,000, 

3,000  00 

§37,900  00 
Dean  Library  Associat'n.  —  Books  and  furn.,  §800;  other  prop.,  §2,800,     3, GOO  00 


Total, 


§41,500  00 


SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 


Seth  J.  Axtell,  Jr.,  Chairman ;  Charles  H.  Deans,  Secretary;  "William  A. 
Jcncks,  Charles  F.  Daniels,  "Waldo  B.  Hixon,  Charles  A.  Brigham,  Anson 
Daniels,  J.  Warren  Clark,  Elias  T.  Fisher. 


No.  1,  East  Medway.  — Dr.  P.  C.  Porter,  Miss  A.  C.  Grant,  84  scholars. 

2,  "  Miss  H.  S.  Cobb,  Miss  H.  A.  Jones,  66 

3,  "  Miss  L.  M.  Bradish,  32 

4,  "West  Medway.  —  Mr.  Fred.  Holland,  Misses  Richardson,  K. 
L.  Haseltine,  H.  Z.  Allen,  199 

5,  West  Medway.  —Miss  E.  F.  Whitmore,  33 

6,  "  Mrs.  S.  H.  Fisher,  41 

7,  Medway  Village.  —  Mr.  G.  B.  Towle,  Misses  N.  B.  Bullard, 
E.  D.  Richards,  L.  C.  Jackman,  L.  C.  Coolidge,  213 

8,  West  Medway.  — Miss  A.  B.  Adams,  27 

9,  "  Mrs.  II.  E.  Hixon,  Mrs.  M.  F.  Hixon,  116 


Total, 


811 


FIRE   DEPARTMENT. 


ENGINEERS. 


George  R.  Drake,  W.  H.  Campsy,  E.   H.  Tyler,  T.   M.   Daniels,  Daniel  Ham- 
mond, R.  K.  Colcord. 


ENGINES    AND    OFFICERS. 


No.  1,  Torrent,  Henry  Woodman,  Foreman;  No.  2,  Rapid,  Geo.  M.  Farrington, 
Foreman ;  No.  3,  Union,  Oliver  Clark,  Foreman ;  No.  4,  Niagara,  Elihu 
Fuller,  Foreman ;  No.  5,  Reserve,  Sewall  Clark,  Foreman. 


28 


NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


{Incorporated  May  7,  1G62.] 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  March  6,  1876.] 

Moderator.  —  Joseph  McKean  Churchill. 

Town  Clerk.  —  Henry  B.  Martin. 

Selectmen,  Assessors,  Overseers  of  Poor,  and  Surveyors  of  Highways. — Samuel 

Babcock,  Henry  S.  Russell,  T.  Edwin  Ruggles. 
Treasurer.  —  Charles  Breck. 
Collector.  —  Simeon  Emerson. 

Auditors. — Edward  J.  Kendall,  Edward  Cunningham. 
Trustees  of  Cemetery.  —  Oliver  W.  Peabody,  Robert  M.  Todd,  Samuel  Babcock, 

JohnTolman,  Albert  K.  Teele. 
Fire-  Wards.  —  William  S.  Leavitt,   Chief ;  R.  L.  Chapman,  David  W.  Tucker, 

Otis   Skinner,  John  B.   Badger,   J.  W.   Bradlee,   John  H.   Burt,  Anthony 

Gardner,  N.  T.  Davenport. 
Constables.  —  Samuel  C.  Hebard,  Jonas  W.  Jewett,  C.  F.  Cook,  E.  F.  Hopkins, 

Calvin  Sanford,  Elbridge  Blackman,  Joseph  Noble. 


VALUATION  AND  TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  est., 

§3,207,800  00 

Items  of  tax  — 

"         "  personal  est 

,  4,G2G,500  00 

State  tax, 

$7,704  00 

County  tax, 

6,343  79 

Total  valuation, 

$7,894,300  00 
G.30  on  $1,000 

Town  grant, 
Total  tax, 

37,156  21 

Rate  of  tax,                     $ 

$51,204  00 

Number  of  polls, 

735 
APPROPI 

JATIONS. 

Schools, 

$12,000  00 

Fire  department, 

$500  00 

Highways,  inc.  Supt.'s salary,  10,000  00 

Collection  of  taxes, 

500   00 

Town  officers, 

3,500  00 

Interest, 

500  00 

Poor, 

3,000  00 

Printing  and  stationery, 

400  00 

Police, 

2,000  00 

Abatement  of  taxes, 

300  00 

Cemetery, 

2,000  00 

Decoration  day, 

100  00 

Public  library, 
Miscellaneous  expenses, 

1,200  00 
1,000  00 

Total, 

$37,000  00 

ASSETS  AND  LIA 

BILITIES,  MAY  1. 

ASSETS. 

LIABILITIES. 

School-houses, 

$22,500  00 

Trust  funds, 

$1,500  00 

Public  library, 

10,000  00 

( >ther  public  buildings, 

6,000  00 

Public  grounds  and  park 

6,000  00 

Cemeteries, 

10,0oo  00 

Oilier  real  estate, 

12,000  00 

Fire  apparatus, 

2,000  00 

Trust  funds, 

1,500  00 

Total, 

$70,000  00 

STATISTICS.  29 


PROPERTY  EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION. 

First  Congregational  Society. —  House  and  land,  $18,000  00 

"     Evangelical             "     '             "             "  10,000  00 

Second      "                       "                 "             "  7,000  00 

Trustees  of  Milton  Acadamy.—    "            "  12,000  00 


Total,  §47,000  00 
SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Rev.    Timothy  F.    Clary,    Chairman  ;    J.   Walter    Bradlee,     Secretary;   Jason 
Houghton,  R.  C.  Watson,  E.  D.  Wadsworth,  Charles  E.  C.  Breck. 

SCHOOLS. 

ITigh.  —Mr.  S.  D.  Hunt,  Miss  M.  E.  Wright,  31  scholars. 

East,  Grammar  Department.  —  Mr.  O.  A.  Andrews,  26 

East,  Intermediate  Department.  — Miss  G.  F.  Penniman,  43 

East,  Primary  Department.  — Miss  A.  G.  Mayhew,  49 

Pleasant  St.  —  Miss  A.  G.  Pierce,  39 

North,  Grammar  Department. — Mr.  P.  A.  Gay,  21 

North,  Primary  Department.  — Miss  Hattie  Hutchinson,  39 

Centre,  Grammar  Department. — Mr.  C.  Boylston,  28 

Centre,  Primary  Department. — Miss  E.  C.  Emerson,  35 

South,  Mixed  Department. — Miss  Fannie  G.  Morse,  26 

West,  Grammar  Department. — Mr.  J.  W.  Clark,  46 

West,  Primary  Department.  —  Miss  L.  W.  Vose,  42 

Total,  425 


NEEDHAM. 

[Incorporated  November  5,  1711,  from  part  of  Dedham.~\ 
TOWN  OFFICERS. 
[Annual  Meeting,  March  6,  1876.] 
Moderator.  —  Emery  Grover. 

Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer.  —  Solomon  Flagg  (27th  year  of  service). 
Selectmen,  Overseers  of  the  Poor,  and  Auditors.  — Joseph  E.  Fiske,  James  Mack* 

intosh,  Mark  Lee. 
Assessors.  —  Charles  C.  Greenwood,  Mark  Lee,  Lyman  K.  Putney. 
Collector.  —  Dexter  Kingsbury. 
Superintendent  of  Roads.  —  Augustus  Stevens. 
Town  Agents.  —  Galen  Orr,  George  K.  Daniell. 
Fire- Wards.  — William  S.  Ware,  Andrew  Burnett,  George  H.  Gay,  William  II. 

Mackintosh,  Marshall  Newell,  T.  W.  Ferguson,  John  Dunn,  Bill  Burrill,  2d, 

Hugh  McLeod,  William  E.  Hurd,  Henry  Blackman,  A.  W.  Mann,  Israel 

Hunting. 
Constables. — Thomas  W.  Ferguson,  John  Purcell,  Sylvester  Mcintosh,  George 

E.  Eaton,  W.  II.  Norton,  Wm.  G.  Hart. 


30 


NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 


VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  estate,  .$3,849,103  00 
"         "  personal  est.,      998,743  00 


Total  valuation, 

Rate  of  tax, 
Number  of  polls, 


$4,847,936  00 

$11.50  on  $1,000 
1,389 


Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 

Total  tax, 


$4,392  00 

3,G16  55 

50,520  45 

$58,529  00 


APPROPRIATIONS. 


Schools, 

Highways, 

Interest, 

New  school-house  at  Charles 

River  Village, 
Incidentals  for  schools, 
Poor, 

Town  officers, 
Discount  on  taxes, 
Lyon's  bridge  (new), 
Improvements     on     certain 

streets, 


13.500  00 

8,000 

00 

5,500 

00 

5,000  00 

3,300 

00 

3,000 

00 

3,000 

00 

3,000 

00 

*2,700 

00 

1,375 

00 

Miscellaneous  expenses, 

Printing, 

Salary  Collector  of  Taxes, 

Extinguishing  fires, 

Abatement  of  taxes, 

Fire-proof    safe     in     Town 

house, 
Removing  snow, 
Purchase  of  banner  used  at 

Lexington,  April  19,  1875, 

Total, 


$1,200 

00 

COO 

00 

600 

00 

500 

00 

400 

00 

300 

00 

200 

00 

,    122 

00 

$52,297  00 

ASSETS   AND   LIABILITIES,  MAY  1. 


School-houses, 
Other  real  estate, 
Other  assets, 

Total, 


$94,500  00 

16,800  00 

5,800  00 


LIABILITIES. 


School-houses, 
Other  debts, 

Total, 


$51,725  00 
23,025  00 

$74,750  00 


$117,100  00 
PROPERTY  EXEMPT   EROM   TAXATION. 


First  Parish.  —  Meeting-house, 
Land, 

Wellesley  Cong.  Society.  —  Meeting-house, 
Land, 

Grantville  Society.  —  Meeting-house, 
Land, 


Evangelical  Ch.  and  Soc. 


Meeting-house, 

Land, 


First  Baptist  Society.  —  Meeting-house, 
Land, 

Unitarian  Soc.  of  Grantville.  —Chapel, 

Land, 


$2,500  00 
400  00 

$20,000  00 
1,600  00 

$5,000  00 
1,000  00 

$2,250  00 
500  00 

$7,000  00 
1,900  00 

$2,251)  Oil 
800  OU 


$2,900  00 
21,600  00 

6,000  00 
2,750  00 
8,900  00 
3,050  00 


'$6,000  appropriated  for  bridge  :  $3,300  to  be  taken  from  other  sources,  $2,700  only  to  be  assessed. 


STATISTICS. 


31 


Methodist  Epis.  Ch.  Soc. — Meeting-house  (unfinished),    §4,500  00 


Land, 


GOO  00 


St.  John's  Church,  Catholic. 


■  Meeting-house, 
Stable, 
Land, 


Total  valuation  of  church  property, 

Wellesley  College.  —  College  buildings, 
7  dwelling  houses, 
Gas-house, 
Stone  building, 
5  barns, 
Greenhouses, 
320!  acres  land, 


§10,000  00 

GOO  00 

1,600  00 


§650.000  00 

13,100  00 

1,500  00 

500  00 

8,150  00 

3,500  00 

44,000  00 


Personal  estate,  consisting  of  library,  furniture 
in  college  buildings,  neat  atctle,  etc., 
Appleton  Temporary  Home.  — Buildings,  §12,000  00 

Land,  4,500  00 


Household  furniture  and  library, 

Total  valuation  of  property  used  for  educational  and  charitable 
purposes,  exempt  from  taxation, 


§5,100  00 

12,200  00 
§62,500  00 


720,750  00 
56,963  00 


16,  ".00  00 
4.500  00 


§861,213  00 


SCHOOL    STATISTICS. 


SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 


Joseph  E.  Fiske,  Chairman;  Charlotte  Kingsbury,  Secretary;  Solomon  Flagg, 
Mrs.  Harriet  C.  May,  Emory  Grover,  Edward  La  CroLX. 


SCHOOLS. 

East  High.— Miss  F.  A.  Caldwell, 
West  High.  —  Mr.  C.  E.  Washburn, 

riain  Grammar.  — Miss  Edith  Phillips, 
Plain  Intermediate.  — Miss  Belle  Jenkins, 
Plain  Primary.  — Miss  Sarah  J.  Pickering, 
Highlandville  Grammar.  —  Mrs.  E.  J.  Coggins, 
Highland v ill e  Intermediate.  —  Miss  A.  L.  Bowen, 
Highlandville  Primary.  —  Miss  E.  B.  Richardson, 
Highlandville  Sub-Primary.  — Miss  Ida.L.  Morton, 
Centre  Grammar.  — Miss  Isabella  Kinnee, 
Centre  Primary.  —  Miss  A.  E.  Hoffsees, 
East  Grammar.  —  Miss  Mary  Longfellow, 
East  Primary.  — Miss  Eunice  Guptill, 
North  Grammar.  —  Miss  Nellie  S.  Watkins 
North  Intermediate.  —  Miss  Mary  E.  Mason, 
North  Primary.  — Miss  Alice  Phillips, 
GraniviUe  Grammar.  — Miss  Mary  Field, 
GrantviUe  Primary.  —  Miss  Ella  F.  Bass, 


35  scholars. 

36 

36 

42 

36 

36 

27 

40 

29 

23 

27 

26 

43 

25 

34 

32 

23 

50 


61  NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 

Wellesley  Grammar  —  Miss  C.  E.  Cameron,  20  scholars. 

Wellesley  Intermediate.  —  Miss  Mary  L.  Clarke,  22 

Wellesley  Primary.  —  Miss  Elmira  Townsend,  44 

Unionvillc  Mixed.  —  Miss  Fannie  E.  Kingsbury,  20 

C.  R.   Village  Mixed.  — Miss  Annie  S.  Ball,  33 

Greendale  Mixed.  —  Miss  Fannie  Longfellow,  18 

Total,  747 


NORFOLK. 

[Incorporated  Feb.  23,  1870,  from  parts  of  Wrentham,  Franklin,  Medway  and 

Wdlpole.  ] 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

s  [Annual  Meeting,  March  6,  1876.] 

Moderator.  —  Daniel  J.  Holbrook. 

Town  Clerh.  —  Silas  E.  Fales. 

Selectmen  and  Overseers  of  Poor.  —  Levi  Mann,  Henry  Trowbridge,  Henry  K. 

W.  Pond. 
Assessors.  — Horatio  Kingsbury,  Saul  B.  Scott,  Andrew  K.  Jones. 
Treasurer.  — Henry  Southland. 
Collector  of  Taxes.  —  William  Ward. 
Surveyors   of  Highways.  —  Jacob    F.   Pond,   Walter  H.   Fisher,  Nathaniel  D. 

Kingsbury,  Andrew  R.  Jones. 
Constables.  —  Asa  B.  Ware,  James  A.  Guild. 

VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  est.,         $351,975  00 
"          "  personal  est.,      74,525  00 

Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  tax, 

Total  tax, 

$558  00 

459  48 

5,999  52 

Total  valuation,             $426,500  00 

Rate  of  tax,                  $16.00  on  $1,000 
No.  of  polls,                                           256 

$7,017  00 

APPROPR 

IATIONS. 

General  expenses,                     $2,800  00 
Schools,                                        1,400  00 
Poor,                                             1,000  00 

Roads  and  bridges, 
Total, 

$800  00 

$6,000  00 

ASSETS   AND   LI/ 

lBILITIES,  MAY  1. 

ASSETS. 

School-houses,                          $4,465  00 
Other  assets,                                   300  00 

LIABILITIES. 

Debt, 

$2,500  00 

Total,  $4,765  00 


STATISTICS.  33 

PROPERTY  EXEMPT   FROM   TAXATION. 
Two  meeting-houses  and  land,  $4,500  00 

SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Sidon  Adams,  Silas  E.  Tales,  Sylvester  F.  Bucklin. 

SCHOOLS. 

Centre.  —  Messrs.  J.   "Webster   Coombs,  Edward  J.  Keith,  "Walter 

N.  Smith,  Miss  Emma  C.  Ware,  one  term  each,  36  scholars. 

North.  —  Miss  Malvina  V.  Scott,  one  term ;  Miss  Addie  E.  "Win- 
ship,  two  terms,  25         " 

Felting  Mills.  —  Mr.  Edward   J.    Keith,    one   term;    Miss   Malvina 

V.  Scott,  two  terms,  31         " 

River  End.  —  Mrs.  Ednah  M.  Guild,  23         " 

Pondcille. — Miss   Ella   E.   Fales,   one   term;    Miss   Gifford,   two 

terms,  11         " 

Total,  12G         " 


NORWOOD. 

{Incorporated  Feb.  23,  1872,  from  parts  of  Dedham  and  Walpole.~\ 

TOWN  OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  March  6,  1876.] 

Moderator.  — Warren  E.  Locke. 

Town  Cleric.  —  Francis  Tinker. 

Selectmen,  Assessors,  Overseers  of  Poor,  and  Board  of  Health.  —  Samuel  E.  Pond, 

Tyler  Thayer,  George  II.  Morse. 
Treasurer.  —  L.  Waldo  Bigelow. 
Collector  of  Taxes.  —  Caleb  Ellis. 

Auditors. — Willard  Gay,  George  Everett,  William  C.  Fisher. 
Highway  Surveyors.  —  William  C.  Fisher,  Isaac  Ellis,  Joseph  W.  Roby,  Nathan 

A.  Johnson,  Albert  Dean,  George  II.  Morse,  Sylvester  Hawes. 
Constables.  —  Samuel  Howard,  Sumner  Bagley,  George  E.  Draper. 

VALUATION  AND  TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  est.,       $1,380,110  00 
"         "  personal  est.,     444,172  00 


Total  valuation,         $1,824,291  00 

Rate  of  tax,  $11.70  on  $1,000 

Number  of  polls,  582 


Items  of  tax  — 

State  tax,  $1.602  00 

County  tax,  1,393  96 

Town  grant,  19,000  00 

Overlayings,  420  04 


Total  tax,  $22,506  00 


34 


NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 


APPROPRIATIONS. 


Schools, 

$6,500  00 

Highways, 

3,500  00 

Poor, 

1,700  00 

Town  officers, 

1,000  (0 

Fire  department, 

750  00 

Walpole  street, 

600  00 

Washington  st.  land  damages,     550  00 

Removing  snow, 

500  00 

Incidental  expenses, 

500  00 

Widening  Wilson 

street, 

500  00 

Widening  Dean  street, 

400  00 

Bal.  land  damages 

,  Walpolc 

st.,  400  00 

Public  library, 

300  00 

ASSETS  AND  LP 

ASSETS. 

School-houses, 

$15,000  00 

Public  library, 

1,250  00 

Real  estate, 

100  00 

Fire  apparatus, 

4,000  00 

Trust  funds, 

6,000  00 

Total, 

$26,350  00 

Reservoir  on  R.R.  avenue,  $300  00 
Bridge  over  Hawes  brook,  300  00 

Land  damages  on  Dean  street,  225  00 
Retaining-wall  on  Walpole  st.,  205  00 
Lighting  street  lamps.  200  00 

Retaining-wall  on  Wash'gton  St.,  200  00 
Priming  and  stationery,  150  00 

Retaining-wall  on  Walpole  st.,  95  00 
Addition  to  salary  of  Collector,  75  00 
Cemetery,  50  00 


Total, 


$19,000  00 


LIABILITIES. 

Trust  funds,  $6,000  00 


PROPERTY  EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION. 

Universalist  Society.—  Personal,  $1,000;  real,  $15,000,  $16,000  00 

Baptist                "  "              500;     "         9,000,      9,500  00 

St,  Catherine's  (R.  Catholic)  Society.—     "              300;     "        7,000,      7,300  00 

Congregational  "               "              500;     "        4,100,      4,600  00 

School-houses,  6,500  00 


Total, 


SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 


$43,900  00 


SCnOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Dr.  Francis  M.  Cragin,   Chairman;  Samuel  E.  Pond,  Secretary ;  Rev.  Joseph 
P.  Bixby. 

SCHOOLS. 

Everett,  High  School  Department.  —  Horace  T.  Atwood,  Prin- 
cipal'•;  Miss  Marion  Endicott,  Assistant,  41  scholars. 
Everett  Grammar. —  Miss  Sarah  P.  Hamilton,  39 
l'.n  a  It  First  Intermediate.  —  Miss  S.  Louisa  Rhodes,  49 
ErmH  Sin, ml  hiti  nurd ia/c.  —  Miss  Maria  L.  Wheelock,  48 
Everett  First  Primary  —  Miss  Carrie  M.  Morse,  49 
/.'/■  rett  Second  Primary.  — Miss  A.  Elizabeth  Park,  52 
Batch  Grammar. — Miss  Millie  J.  Blaisdcll,  26 
Jlnlrli  Intermediate. — Miss  Viola  F.  Littlefield,  33 
Railroad  Avenue  Primary.  — Miss  Abbie  A.  White,  48 


Total, 


385 


STATISTICS. 


35 


QUINCY.  n 

[Incorporated  Feb.  23,  1792,  from  North  Precinct  of  Braintree.~\ 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  March  6,  1876.] 

Moderator.  — John  Quincy^Adams. 

Town  Clerk.  —  George  L.  Gill. 

Selectmen,  Assessors,  Overseers  of  Poor,  and  Surveyors  of  Highways.  —  John  Q. 

A.  Field,  Edmund  B.  Taylor,  Henry  F.  Barker. 
Treasurer.  —  Horace  B.  Spear. 
Auditors.  —  William  B.  Wooster,  Edward  B.  Souther,  J.  P.  Jordan,  Charles  H. 

Porter,  II.  A.  Keith. 
Constables. — E.   II.  Richardson,  Charles  H.  S.  Newcomb,  William  C.   Seelye, 

Levi  Stearns,   Edw.   A.   Spear,   Alonzo  Glines,   Samuel   T.    Allen,  W.  M. 

French,  Benj.  Watson,  Charles  A.  Follett,  Leon  C.  Badger,  Geo.  H.  Locke, 

George  B.  Pray,  Joseph  T.  French. 


VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  estate.  $5,745,180  00 
"  ■•  person'l  est.,  1,787,965  00 


Total  valuation,  $7,533,145  00 


Rate  of  tax, 
Number  of  polls, 


$11.00  on  81,000 
2,283 


Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 

Total  tax, 


87,020  00 

5.780  56 

97,229  4-1 

8110,030  00 


APPROPRIATIONS. 


Schools, 

Highways, 

Interest  on  debt, 

Poor. 

Discount  and  abatement  of 

taxes, 
Fire  department, 
Alteration     of     Coddington 

school  building, 


825.000  00 
8,00: )  00 
6,500  00 
6,000  00 

5,000  00 
4,500  00 

3.500  00 


Incidental  expenses  of  schools,  3,225  00 


Public  library, 
Street  lights, 
Town  officers, 
Miscellaneous 


3.200  00 
2.800  00 
2.750  00 


street  ex- 
penses, 2.480  00 

Superintendent  of  Schools,  2,000  00 

Miscellaneous  town  expenses,  2,000  00 

New  streets    at   Wollaston 

Heights,  1,850  00 

Bridges,  1,500  00 


Removing   snow   and  misc 

street  expenses, 
Mount  Wollaston  Cemetery, 
Hose-carriage, 
Fourth  of  July  celebration, 
Fire  dept.,  deficiency  of  last 

year, 
Repairs  of  Town  buildings, 
Survey  of  bounds  of  high 

ways,  etc., 
Safe  fur  records, 
Copying  old  records, 
Expenses  under  vagrant  law, 
Lawsuit, 
Decoration  day, 
old  cemetery, 
Reservoir, 

Total, 


8i,ooo  oo 

,  1,000 

00 

800 

00 

600 

00 

500 

00 

500 

00 

400  00 

400 

00 

250 

00 

r,   200 

00 

200 

00 

200 

on 

100 

0) 

75 

0J 

886,530  00 

36 


NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


ASSETS  AND  LIABILITIES,   MAY   1. 


ASSETS. 

School-houses, 
Public  library, 
Other  public  buildings, 
Cemeteries, 
Other  real  estate, 
Fire  apparatus, 
Trust  funds, 
Other  assets, 


Total, 


* 

$76,000 

00 

5,000 

00 

30,000 

00 

20,000 

00 

10,000 

00 

5,000 

00 

82,000 

00 

7,000 

00 

?235,000 

00 

LIABILITIES. 

Trust  funds,  $82,000  00 

Other  debts,  5S.299  00 


Total, 


$140,299  00 


PROPERTY  EXEMPT  FKOM  TAXATION. 


Trustees  of  Woodward  School  Fund.  — Personal, 
National  Sailors' Home.  —Personal,  $1,200;  real,  $33,000, 
Sailors' Snug  Harbor.  —  "  $500;     "      $33,250, 

Adams  Temple  and  School  Fund, 

Coddington  School  Fund  (towns  of  Braintree  and  Randolph), 
Catholic  Society.  —  Land  and  buildings, 

Unitarian     "  "  " 

Orthodox      "  "  " 

Episcopal     "  "  " 

Roman  Catholic  Society. —  "  " 

Universalist  "  "  " 

Congregational  "         Wollaston. —  "  " 

Baptist  "  "  "  " 

Methodist  "         Quincy  Point. —    "  " 

Methodist  Episcopal  Society,  "  " 

Methodist  "         Wollaston.—  "  " 

Quincy  Reform  Club.  —  "  " 


Total, 


$G 1,000  00 

34,200  00 

33,750  00 

28,000  00 

1.000  00 

32,000  00 

27,000  00 

20,000  00 

13,000  00 

7,000  00 

6,500  00 

6,400  00 

6,000  00 

5.500  00 

3,800  00 

3,400  00 

2,300  00 

$290,850  00 


SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

John  Quincy  Adams,  Chairman;  James  Slade,  Secretary;  Charles  F.  Adams,  Jr., 

Edwin  W.  Marsh,  Charles  L.  Badger,  Dr.  William  B.  Duggan. 
Superintendent. — Francis  W.  Parker. 

schools. 

High.  —  Harrison    A.   Keith,    Principal;  Evelyn  L.   Holbrook, 

Assistant,  64  scholars. 

Adams.  —  George  P.  Aldrich,  Principal ;  Misses  Georgie  Patter- 
son, Eliza  ('.  Sheehan,  Mary  L.  Flint,  Esther  15.  Hall,*  Annie 
C.  French,  Hattie  F.  Thayer,*  Mary  M.Devlin,  Lizzie  A. 
William^  Charlotte  M.  Frost,  Assistants,  421  " 

Coddington.  —  J.  Henry  Wardwell,*  Seth  S.  Crocker,  Princi- 
pals; Misses  Ellen  McKean,  Mary  E.  Dearborn,  .Mary  E. 
Dinegan,  Elizabeth  E.  Morse,  Julia  E.  Underwood,  Lydia  L. 
Follett,  Assistants,  246         " 


*  licsigned.     Taught  part  of  year. 


STATISTICS.  37 

Quincy.  —  Sylvester  Brown,  Principal ;  Misses  Mary  W.  "Woods, 

Elgina  M.  Plummer,  Cora  I.  Young,  Assistants,  198  scholars. 

Wash  ington.  — I.  Freeman  Hall,  Principal ;  Misses  Mary  Marden, 
Jennie  Bates,*  Hattie  G.  Piper,*  Ella  M.  Ames,  S.  Addie 
Souther,  Caroline  E.  Morse,  Assistants,  244         " 

Willard.  —  Henry  F.  Woodman,  Principal ;  Misses  Vessie  Wood- 
man,* Kate  T.  Clark,*  Mary  T.  W.  Dewing,  Mary  L.  Pierce, 
Emily  A.  Bosworth,  Emeline  A.  Newcomb,  Nellie  Fegan, 
Mary  A.  Spear,  Katie  Desmond,  Assistants,  485         " 

Wollaston.  — Miss  Harriet  II.  Morse,  Principal;  Misses  Cora  F. 

Nichols,  Belle  A.  Thomas,  Assistants,  126         " 


Total,  1,784         " 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

ENGINEERS. 

E.  A.  Spear,  Chief;  J.  II.  Elcock,  Clerk;  A.  M.  Litchfield,  J.  W.  Hall,  H.  M. 
Federhen,  J.  T.  Penniman. 

ENGINES    AND    OFFICERS. 

Tiger,  No.  2  (South  Quincy).  —  Foreman,  G.  H.  Osborn;  Clerk,  A.  S.  Litch- 
field;  Steward,  Andrew  W.  Dunbar. 

Granite,  No.  3  (West  Quincy).  —  Foreman,  Peter  F.  Farrell ;  Clerk,  Otis 
Thayer;   Steward,  J.  Lyons. 

Vulture,  No.  4  (Quincy  Point).  —  Foreman,  Charles  F.  Lapham;  Clerk,  Waldo 
N.  Ford;  Steward,  Waldin  Hall. 

Hook-and-Ladder,  No.  1  (South  Quincy). —  Foreman  and  Steward,  J.  M.  Glover; 
Clerk,  J.  A.  Beard. 

W.  M.  French  Hose  Co.  (Sea  St.)  —  Foreman,  J.  E.  Maxim;  Clerk,  E.  W. 
Underwood;   Steivard,  M.  M.  C.  Chubbuck. 

Chemical  Engine  Co.  (Wollaston  Heights).  —  Foreman,  John  M.  Call;  Clerk, 
Seth  F.  Dame ;  Steward,  Albert  G.  Olney. 


RANDOLPH. 

[Incorporated  MarchO,  1793,  from  part  of  Braintree.~\ 
TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  April  3,  1S7G.] 

Moderator.  —  Daniel  Howard. 

Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer.  —  Hiram  C.  Alden. 

Selectmen,  Assessors,  and  Overseers  of  Poor. — John  T.  Flood,  Seth  Mann,  2d, 

Sidney  French. 
Collector.  —  Edson  M.  Roel. 

*  Resigned.     Taught  part  of  year. 


38 


NORFOLK    COUNTY   MANUAL. 


Trustees  Stetson  School  Fund.  —  Daniel  Howard,  Charles  Howard,  Dr.  T.  T. 

Cushman  ;  Seth  Turner,  Secretary  of  Board. 
Auditors.  — Frank  Morton,  Franklin  Porter,  Edgar  Howard. 
Highway  Surveyors. — J.   II.  "Wales,  P.   E.  Wilbur,   Jedediak  French,   J.  G. 

Abbott,  Jackson  Belcher,  M.  P.  Pike,  Edson  M.  Roel. 
Constables. — William  II.  Warren,  John  Long,  T.  Farrell,   II.  II.  Francis,  J.  C. 

Neary,  J.  Frizell,  George  Wilder. 


VALUATION  AND  TAX. 


Vaulation  of  real  est.,      $1,453,900  00 
"         "   personal  est.,     650,610  00 

Total  valuation,  $2,104,510  00 


Rate  of  tax, 
Number  of  polls, 


12.60  on  $1,000 
1,188 


Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 

Total  tax, 


APPROPRIATIONS. 


Town  expenses,  inc.  town  officers, 

poor  and  incidentals,  $8,000  00 

Schools,  7,600  00 

Town  debt,  3,000  00 

Highways,  3,000  00 

Fire  department,  2,400  00 


Stetson  school, 
Centennial  celebration, 
Decoration  day, 

Total, 


$2,466  00 

2,030  60 

2 1.. ".06  40 

$28,803  00 


$1,000  00 
300  00 
100  00 

$25,400  00 


ASSETS   AND   LIABILITIES,    MAY   1. 


ASSETS. 

School-houses,  $32,050  00 

Public  library,  45,000  00 

Other  public  buildings,  32,700  00 

Fire  apparatus,  2.125  00 

Trust  funds,  19,100  00 


Trust  funds, 
Other  debts, 

Total, 


LIABILITIES. 


Total,  $131,875  00 

PROPERTY   EXEMPT   FROM   TAXATION. 
Turner  Library, 
First  Baptist  Cliurch.  — Building  and  land, 

"     Cong. 
St,  Mary's  Catholic  Church.  — Building  and  land, 
Methodist  Chapel,  Tower  Hill.  —  Building  and  land, 


Total, 


SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 


$19,100  00 
23,720  00 

$42,820  00 


$4,000  00 
2,500  00 
2,000  00 
2,000  00 
1,000  00 

$11,500  00 


SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Rev.    James    E.   O'Brien,  Chairman;  Winslow  Battles,    Secretary;  Michael  A. 
I  )onov:m. 

SCHOOLS. 

No.  1,  Ungraded. — Miss  Ellen  Ilenny,  40  scholars. 

No.  2,  Grammar.  —  Mr.  Thomas  IF  West,  46        " 

"     Sub-Grammar.  —  Miss  Sarah  E.  Shankland,  40        " 


STATISTICS. 


39 


No.  2,  First  Intermediate.  —  Miss  Annie  Veazie, 
"      First  Primary.  —  Miss  Isabel  G.  Driscoll, 
"      First  Primary.  —  Miss  Mary  Malloy, 
"      Second  Primary. — Miss  Mary  E.  Wren, 
"      Third  Primary. — Miss  Emma  D.  Stetson, 
"      Fourth  Primary.  —  Miss  Kate  E.  Sheridan, 
Ungraded.  —  Miss  Annie  M.  Wilde, 
Grammar.  — Miss  M.  A.  N.  Fuller, 
Sub- Grammar.  — Miss  Alice  A.  Smith, 
First  Primary.  —  Miss  Cora  F.  May, 
Second  Primary. — Miss  Antoinette  T.  Smith, 
Ungraded.  — Miss  Isabel  C.  Beal, 
Sub-Grammar.  — Miss  Sarah  V.  Wilde, 
Primary.  —  Miss  Emma  H.  King, 


No.  3, 
TSo.  4, 


No.  5, 
No.  6, 


Total, 


40   scholars. 

44 

44 

38 

38 

40 

48 

38 

36 

28 

36 

26 

30 

28 

640 


Stetson  School,  under  charge  of  Board  of  Trustees,  consisting  of  Daniel 
Howard,  Charles  Howard,  Dr.  T.  T.  Cushman,  and  Seth  Turner ;  Mr.  V.  H. 
Dean,  Principal;  Miss  Minnie  Jones,  Assistant;  70  scholars. 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

ENGINEERS. 

Levi  Wilbur,  Chief;  Edward  E.  Lothrop,  Clerk ;  Louis  Gores,  John  Dooley,  Jr. 

ENGINES    AND    OFFICERS. 

Independence  No.  2.  —  Foreman,  William  Brennan;  Clerk,  Joseph  Donovan; 
Steward,  John  B.  McGrane. 

Fearless  No.  3.  —  Foreman,  Myron  W.  Hollis;  Clerk,  Royal  T.  Mann;  Steward, 
William  A.  English. 

Fire  King  No.  5.  —  Foreman,  James  H.  Wales  ;  Clerk,  Michael  J.  Green  ;  Stew- 
ard, John  T.  Cartwright. 

IIook-and-Ladder  No.  1.  —  Foreman,  Charles  A.  Wales;  Clerk,  Weston  P. 
Alden;   Steward,  John  T.  Cartwright. 


SHAROX. 

[Incorporated  June  20,  1765.] 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  April  3,  1876.] 

Moderator.  — Charles  D.  Hixon. 

Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer.  —  Otis  Johnson. 

Selectmen,  Assessors,  and  Overseers  of  the  Poor.  — Lewis  W.  Morse,  William  C. 

Mvrick,  Benjamin  Gannett. 
Auditors.  —  Sanford  Waters  Billings,  William  R.  Mann. 


40 


NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


Collector  of  Taxes.  —  Sanford  Waters  Billings. 

Highway  Surveyors.  —  James  H.  MeManies,  George  Eichards,  Oren  J.  Foster, 
Elbridge  G.  Harwood,  Nathan  Cobb,  Abijah  Tisdale,  Warren  M.  Holmes, 
Oliver  II.  Whittemore,  Edwin  F.  Davis,  Robert  Foreman,  John  B.  Hearteg, 
Charles  T.  Howard,  Leprelette  Morse,  Benjamin  Ehoades,  Charles  A. 
Willett. 

Trustees  of  Sharon  Friend  School  Fund.  —J.  M.  Bullard,  D.  W.  Pettee,  Benja- 
min Ehoades,  George  E.  Mann,  Charles  T.  Howard. 

Trustees  of  Dorchester  and  Surplus  Reve?iue  School  Fund.  —  Barnabas  D.  Capen, 
Lewis  W.  Morse. 

Constables.  —  William  Eichards,  Thomas  Decatur. 


VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  estate,      $814,534  00 
"  "  personal  est.,     252,378  00 


Rate  of  tax. 
Number  of  polls, 


Total  valuation,         $1,066,912  00 


3.00  on  $1,000 
417 


Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax. 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 

Total  tax, 


$954  00 

785  56 

7,625  44 

£9,365  00 


APFEOPEIATIONS. 


Current  expenses  and  poor, 

Schools, 

Highways  and  bridges, 

Interest, 

Text-books, 


$2,500  00 

1,800  00 

1,500  00 

1.000  00 

200  00 


School-houses, 
Carpenter's  road, 
Decoration  day, 

Total, 


$150  00 

100  00 

25  00 

$7,275  00 


ASSETS   AND   LIABILITIES,  MAY   1. 


ASSETS. 

LIABILITIES. 

School-houses, 

$10,540  00 

Trust  funds, 

$5,360  00 

Real  estate, 

4,400  00 

Debt,  including  war  debts, 

11,415  00 

Trust  fund.-;, 

5,360  00 

Other  assets, 

3,000  00 

Total, 

$16,775  00' 

Total, 

$23,300  00 

FROPEETY   EXEMPT   FEOM   TAXATION. 

Orthodox  Society.  — 

Building,  $5,000;   land,   $."00, 

$5,500  00 

Unitarian       " 

"            4,000;       "     1,000, 

5,000  00 

Baptist             " 

"            3,000;       "        250, 

3,250  00 

Rom.  Oath.    " 

"                600;       "        100, 

700  00 

Bay-street      "        Chapel  and  land, 

200  00 

( Jentre  School-house. 

—Building,  #4,000; 

land,  $1,000, 

5,000  00 

Wesl 

"           2,100 

.",(1, 

2,130  00 

Smith                 " 

"          1,000 

"             20, 

1,020  00 

East, 

"          1,900 

50, 

1,950  00 

North,            " 

"           1,000 

40, 

1,040  00 

Town  farm. 


1,000; 


2,500, 


3,500  00 


Total, 


$29,290  00 


76  scholars 

47 

<( 

22 

c< 

24: 

[< 

48 

<< 

43 

«( 

STATISTICS.  41 

SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 

SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

John  M.  Billiard,  Chairman  ;  Sanford  Waters  Billings,  Secretary  and  Treasurer; 
Lewis  W.  Morse,  George  W.  Capen,  Mary  L.  Young,  Darius  W.  Foss. 

SCHOOLS. 

Centre  Grammar.  — Willard  A.  Estey,  Principal ;  Misses  Carrie 

A.  Long  and  Lizzie  B.  Ladd,  Assista?its, 
Centre  Primary.  —  Miss  Mary  L.  Young, 
North.  —  Miss  Carrie  E.  Bullard, 
South.  —  Miss  Ella  J.  Howard, 
East.  — Miss  Mary  J.  Gannett, 
West.  —  Mr.  Melville  G.  Smith, 

Total  260       " 

STOLGHTOX. 

[Incorporated  Dec.  22,  1726,  from  part  of  Dorchester. .] 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  March  13,  1876.] 

Moderator.  —  George  H.  Goward. 
Towv.  Clerk.  —  Henry  C.  Kimball. 
Selectmen,    Assessors,  and    Overseers   of   Poor. — George    Talbot,    George    W. 

Robbins,  Newell  S.  Atwood. 
Treasurer.  —  Charles  Jones. 

Auditors.  —  Jabez  Talbot,  Jr.,  Levi  M.  Flint,  Adam  Capen,  Jr. 
Board  of  Health.  —  Nath'l  Wales,   Simeon  Tucker,   W.  E.    C.    Swan,  Elisha 

Hawes,  S.  S.  Gifford. 
Collector.  —  M.  H.  Ballou. 

Surveyors  of  Highways.  — Nathaniel  M.  Warren,  Isaac  Blanchard. 
Constables.  —  M.  H.  Ballou,  Cornelius  Gerry,  Lysander  Wood. 

VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  estate,  §1,774,200  00 
"  "  personal  est.,    684,850  00 


Total  valuation,         §2,439,050  00 
Rate  of  tax,  $16.10  on  $1,000 

Number  of  polls,  1,272 


Items  of  tax  — 

State  tax,  $3,760  00 

County  tax,  2,564  16 

Town  tax,  35,812  84 


Total  tax,  §42,137  00 

APPROPRIATIONS. 


Schools,  $12,000  00 

Interest  and  discount,  6,300  00 

Town  debt,  5,000  00 

Roads  and  bridges,  4.0i>0  00 

Poor,                                .  3,000  00 

Miscellaneous,  2,000  00 

Town  officers,  1,600  00 


Fire  department,  81.500  00 

State  aid,  1,500  00 

Printing  and  stationery,  250  00 

Lock-up,  200  00 


Total,  $37,350  00 


42 


NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


ASSETS   AND   LIABILITIES. 


ASSETS. 

School-houses, 
Public  library, 
Other  public  buildings, 
Real  estate 
Fire  apparatus, 


$54,200  00 
1.500  00 
3.000  00 
5,600  00 
1.000  00 


LIABILITIES. 


Debts, 


$30,335  00 


Total,  $65,300  00 

PROPERTY   EXEMPT   EROM   TAXATION. 

Universalist  Society.  —  Building  and  land, 

Cong.  "  "  " 

St.  Michael         "  "  " 

Baptist  "  " 

Methodist  "  "  " 

St.  Mary  "  "  " 

Methodist  Society,  North  Stoughton.  —  Building  and  land, 


Total, 


SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 


$18,000  00 
13,000  00 
12,000  00 
10,500  00 
10,000  00 
9.800  00 
3,000  00 

$76,300  00 


SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Albert   Johnson,    Chairman ;    Samuel  Paul,   Secretary  /    William  H.    Tucker, 

Henry  C.  Kimball. 
Superintendent. — Henry  C.  Kimball. 

SCHOOLS. 

High.  —  Mr.  William  E.   Pulsifer,  Principal;    Miss  Amelia   M. 

Clifton,  Assistant,  50   scholars. 

Gijford  Grammar. — Mr.  Samuel  S.  Young,  Principal,  36 

Gifford  Primary. — Miss  Helen  T.  Littlefield,  55 

Gifford  Intermediate.  — Miss  Lucy  A.  Upham,  48 

Gijford  Sub- Grammar.  —  Miss  Sophia  H.  French,  56 

Smith  —  Miss  Hattie  F.  Packard,  20 

Adams  Grammar.  —  Mr.  Francis  Capen,  42 

Adams  Primary.  —  Miss  Alice  A.  Kimball,  51 

Tolman.  —  Mr.  Charles  D.  Capen,  37 

Atherton  — Miss  Alice  Howard,  26 

Park.  —  Miss  Evelyn  F.  Penniman,  47 

Dennis.  —  Miss  Eliza  Porter,  55 

Drake  Grammar.  —  Mr.  [saac  Swan,  62 

Drake  Sub-Grammar.  —  Miss  Rebecca  F.  Leach,  36 

Drake  First  Intermediate.  —  Miss  Sarah  C.  Tuttle,  44 

I) nike  Second  Intermediate.  —  Miss  Abbie  B.  Bryden,  46 

Drake  First  Primary.  —  Miss  Jennie  Curtis,  58 

Drake  Second  Primary.  —  Miss  Elizabeth  .Jones,  49 

C  hi > i  Sub- Grammar.  —  Miss  Azubab  G.  Capen,  41 

Centre  Intermediate. — Miss  Margaret  A.  Jones,  48 

Littlefield.  —  Miss  Mary  M.  Brett,  61 

Capen.  — Miss  Annie  M.  Page,  45 


Total, 


1,033 


STATISTICS.  43 


FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

ENGINEERS. 

Thomas  W.  Bright,  Chirf;  Levi  M.  Flint,  Clerk ;  Ezra  Stearns,  Henry  Tucker, 
Patrick  McPoland. 

ENGINES    AXD    OFFICERS. 

Pacific  Xo.  1.  —  Foreman,  Ellis  Drake;  Clerk,  Clarance  Mead.  50  members. 
Ocean  Xo.  2. — Foreman,  James  Murphy;  Clerk,  Peter  Jordan.  50  members. 
Bay  State  Xo.  3.  — Xot  fully  organized. 

Ocean  Hose  Co.  — Foreman,  Matthew  O'Dea ;   Clerk,  James  Carroll.     8  members. 
Washington  Hook-and-Ladder  Co.  — Foreman,  George  W.  Dutton ;  Clerk,  Frank 
Hill.     15  members. 


WALPOLE. 

[Incorporated  Dec.  10,  1724,  from  part  of  Dedham.'] 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual  Meeting,  March  6,  1876.] 

Moderator.  —  Samuel  Allen. 

Town  Clerk.  — George  P.  Morey. 

Selectmen  and  Overseers  of  Poor.  —  Henry  S.  Clarke,  James  G.  Scott,  Henry  E. 

Craig. 
Assessors.  — James  G.  Scott,  Charles  Hartshorn,  Elbridge  P.  Boyden. 
Treasurer.  —  Samuel  Allen. 

Auditors. — II.  W.  Tilton,  George  E.  Craig,  James  X.  Thompson. 
Collector  of  Taxes.  —  Charles  H.  Prescott. 
Highway  Surveyors.  — David  Fisher,  human  Gay,  Edwin  Everett,  Simon  Gould, 

Lewis  L.  Bowker,  Almond  F.  Boyden. 
Constables.  —  Isaac  II.  Bullard,  Nathaniel  Bird,  Clinton  Bagley. 

VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  estate,    $1,094,951  00 
"         "  personal  est..     282,537  00 


Total  valuation,  $1,377,488  00 

.Rate  of  tax.  $12.00  on  $1,000 

Number  of  polls,  588 


Items  of  tax  — 

State  tax,  81.494  00 

County  tax,  1,230  22 

Town'grant,  14,500  15 

Overlayings,  481  63 

Total  tax,  $17,706  00 

APPROPRIATIONS. 


Schools,  $6,000  00 
Support  of  poor  and  other 

town  charges,  4,000  00 

Roads  and  bridges,  3,500  00 

Hearse,  700  00 


Public  library.  $485  00 

Copying  records,  50  00 


Total,  $14,735  00 


44  NORFOLK    COUNTY   MANUAL. 


ASSETS   AND   LIABILITIES,  MAY  1. 


ASSETS. 

School-houses,  $18,000  00 

Public  library,  500  00 

Real  estate,  3,000  00 


LIABILITIES. 

None. 


Total,  $21,500  00 

PROPERTY  EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION. 

School-houses,  furniture  and  land,  $18,000  00 

Orthodox  Society.  —  House,  $15,000  00 

Furniture,  1,5Q0  00 

Land,  500  00 


Unitarian  Society.  —  House, 

Furniture, 
Land, 

Meth.  Epis.  Society  (So.  Walpole).  —  House, 

Furniture, 
Land, 

Roman  Catholic  Society. — House, 

Furniture, 
Land, 

Almshouse.  —  House,  $3,000  00 

Per.  property  at  same,  1,500  00 


$12,000 

00 

1,000  00 

1,000 

DO 

$5,000 

00 

500 

00 

300  00 

$5,000 

00 

500 

00 

300 

00 

17,000  00 

14,000  00 

5,800  00 

5,800  00 

4,500  00 

Total,  §65, 100  00 

SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 

SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Andrew  Washburn,   Acting  Chairman;  Mrs.   M.   M.  Allen,  Secretary ;  Loring 
Johnson,  John  N.  Smith,  Mrs.  M.  B.  Johnson,  Miss  Mary  R.  Bird. 


High. — Mr.  A.  II.  K.  Blood,  Principal ;  Miss  Alice  E.  Bentley, 

Assistant,  • 

Centre  Grammar.  —  Miss  Mary  Morey, 
Centre  Intermediate.  — Miss  Lucy  D.  Morton, 
Centre  Primary.  — Miss  J.  Ella  Bacon, 
East  Grammar.  —  Miss  Frances  N.  Perkins, 
East  Primarjj. — Miss  Alice  A   Polleys, 
South  Grammar.  — Miss  L.  A.  Lewis, 
South  Primary.  —  Miss  Lillie  J.  Smith, 
Xnrth  |  nut  graded).  —  Miss  Charlotte  E.  Eaton, 
West  (not  graded).—  Miss  Winifred  O'Brien, 

Total,  341 


40  scholars 

50 

it 

35 

<< 

5G 

a 

25 

a 

30 

<< 

27 

(< 

28 

<( 

40 

<( 

10 

(i 

STATISTICS. 


45 


WEYMOUTH. 

[Incorporated  September  2,  1G35.J 

TOWN  OFFICERS.  , 

[Annual  Meeting,  March  6,  1876.] 
Moderator.  —  Noah  Vining. 
Town  Clerk.  —  Francis  Ambler. 
Selectmen  and  Overseers  of  the  Poor.  — Xoah  Vining,  John  W.  Bartlett,  Thomas 

II.  Humphrey,  Francis  Ambler,  William  Xash. 
Assessors. — Xoah  Vining,  Elias  Richards,   Cornelius   T.  Robbins,  William   W. 

Raymond,  Oran  White. 
Treasurer  and  Collector. — Oran  White. 

Auditors.  — Elias  S.  Bcals,  Thomas  B.  Porter,  Elias  Richards. 
Fire- Wards.  —  Seth   W.  Bicknell,  Charles    Chubbuck,    Joseph   Peaks,   Robert 

Mcintosh. 
Survey 0)-s  of  IHghways,  —  George  Bennett,  John  II.   Thompson,   John  R.    II. 

Williams,  James  Moore,  Avery  S.  Howe. 
Constables.  —  R.  X.  Cusbing,  Wilmot  Cleverly,  Andrew  J.  Garey,  G.  W.  French, 

B.  II.  Everett.  John  II.  Whelan,  Geo.  W.  White,  Jr.,  B.  F.  Robinson,  S.  M. 

Holbrook,  Robert  Coleraine,   I.   X.   Tirrell,    C.   C.  Tinkham,   Freeman  B. 

Vinson,  Franklin  Whitten,  Xoble  Morse. 


Valuation  of  real  est.,       $3,673,246  00 
"  personal  est.,  1,917,914  00 


VALUATION  AXD  TAX. 

Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
Countv  tax, 


Total, 
Rate  of  tax, 
Number  of  polls, 


$5,591, 1G0  00 
§11.00  on  $1,000 


Town  grant, 
Total  tax, 


Schools. 

Highways  and  bridges, 

Interest, 

Town  officers, 

Abatement  and  discount  on 
taxes. 

New  school-house  at  Wey- 
mouth Xeck, 


APPROPRIATIOXS. 

§22.500  00  Repairs  of  school-house, 

8,000  00  Miscellaneous  expenses, 

8,000  00  Superintendent  of  schools, 

4,000  00  Printing, 

2,900  00  Decoration  day, 


2,500  00 
2,000  00 


Total, 


ASSETS   AXD   LIABILITIES,    MAY   1. 


ASSETS. 

School-houses, 
Other  public  buildings, 
Other  real  estate, 
Fire  apparatus, 
Other  assets, 

Total, 


$113,000  00 

19,500  00 
5.."»nO  00 
9,000  00 
5.U55  00 

§152,055  00 


LIABILITIES. 

School-houses, 
Other  debts, 

Total, 


$6,084  00 

5,009  82 

55,902  18 

$67,056  00 


81,500  00 

1.200  00 

1.100  00 

600  00 

300  00 

§54,600  00 


§27,892  00 
16,000  00 

§43,892  00 


46 


XOKFOLK    COUXTY   MANUAL. 


PROPERTY   EXEMPT   FROM   TAXATION. 

Estimated  value  of  school-houses  and  lots, 

"  "       "   Almshouse  and  farm,  GO  acres  land, 


$113,000  00 
12,000  00 


Church   of  the    Sacred    Heart. 


■Church, 
Land,  ^  acre, 
Organ, 


Union  Congregation,  S.W.  — Church, 

Land,  1  acre, 
Organ,  etc., 

Second  Cong.  Parish,  S.W.  —  Church, 

Land,  1^  acre, 
Organ,  etc., 

Catholic  Church,  E.W.  —  Church, 

Land,  GO  rods, 

Methodist  Church,  E.W.  —  Church, 

Land,  §  acre, 
Organ,  etc., 

Congregational  Church,  E.W.  —  Church, 

Land,  £  acre, 
Organ,  etc., 

Baptist  Church.  —  Church, 

Land,  ^  acre, 
Organ,  etc., 

Pilgrim  Church,  N.W.  — Church, 

Land,  £  acre, 
Organ,  etc., 

Catholic  Church,  S.W.  —Church, 

Land,  1  acre, 
Organ, 

Second  Univcrsalist  Church,  S.  W.  — Church, 

Land,  £  acre, 
Organ,  etc., 


First  Universalisl  Church. 


•  Church, 
Land,  $  acre, 
Organ,  etc., 


First  Parish  Church,  N.W.  —  Church, 

Laud,  h  acre, 
Organ,  etc., 


§28,000  00 

2,000  00 

100  00 


§2-1,000  00 
2,500  00 
2,500  00 


§22.000  00 
3,000  00 
2,000  00 

§18,000  00 
400  00 

§14,000  00 
1,500  00 
2,500  00 

§11,000  00 
1,000  00 
1,G00  00 

§12.000  00 
800  00 

1,800  00 

§10,000  00 

700  00 

1,000  00 

§10.000  00 

1,000  00 

300  00 


$8,000  00 

1.500  00 

1,800   00 

§7.000  00 
1,500  00 
1,200  00 

§8,000  00 

500  00 

1,000  00 


30,100  00 


29,000  00 


27,000  00 


18,400  00 


18,000  00 


1G,600  00 


14,G00  00 


11,700  00 


11,300  00 


11,300  00 


9,700  00 


9,500  00 


STATISTICS. 


47 


Universalist  Church,  N.W.  — Church, 

Land,  40  rods, 
Organ, 

Episcopal  Church.  —  Church, 

Land,  \  acre, 
Organ, 


$3,300  00 
400  00 
400  00 

$2,500  00 
500  00 
400  00 


Agricultural  and  Industrial  Society.  — Hall,  $2,000  00 

Land,  33  acres,      3,000  00 


Pratt  &  Herring  School  funds, 


$10,000  00 


Total, 


$4,100  00 

3,400  00 

5,000  00 

10.000  00 
$354,700  00 


SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 

SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Dr.  C.  C.  Tower,  Chairman;  Mrs.  Elizabeth  C.  Hawes,  Secretary;  Henry  Dyer, 

James  Humphrey,  John  H.  Stetson,  Samuel  W.  Reed. 
Superintendent,  F.  B.  Gamwell. 

SCHOOLS. 
Ward   One> 

Athens  Grammar. — Mr.  Edward  N.  Dyer,  36    scholars. 

Athens  Intermediate.  — Miss  Mary  L.  Ells,  50 

Athens  Primary.  —  Miss  Mabel  F.  Harlow,  58 

Adams  Grammar. — Miss  Eliza  French,  30 

Adams  Intermediate.  —  Miss  Louie  Briggs,  30 

River-street  Intermediate.  — Miss  Clarabelle  Pratt,  30 

Ward  Two. 
Commercial-street  Upper  Grammar. — Mr.  Lucius  Brown,  Prin- 
cipal ;  Miss  Martha  J.  Hawes,  Assistant,  60 
Commercial-street  Lower  Grammar  —  Miss  Ellen  G.  Parrott,  40 
Commercial-street  Primary  — Miss  Josephine  Raymond,  40 
Grant-street  Primary.  — Miss  Ella  M.  Burgess,  42 
High-street  Lower  Intermediate.  — Miss  Lizzie  R.  Healey,  40 
High-street  Primary.  — Miss  Carrie  L.  Farren,  51 
Middle-street  Intermediate.  — Miss  Hattie  J.  Farren,  50 
Middle-street  Primary.  -*-  Mrs.  A.  F.  Gardner,  64 
Pleasant-street  Intermediate.  —  Miss  Abbie  A.  Burrill,  50 
Pleasant-street  Primary. — Miss  Annie  II.  Vining,  65 
School-street  Upper  Intermediate. — Miss  Marianna  Holbrook,  50 

Ward  Three. 

Xorth  High.  —  Mr.  Geo.    W.    Shaw,  Principal;  Miss   Sarah  B. 

Goodwin,  Assistant,  65 

Broad-street  Lower  Intermediate.  —  Miss  EmmaF.  Parker,  45 

Broad-street  Upper  Primary.  —  Miss  Hannah  E.  Ward,  50 


48  NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 

Mi.  Pleasant  Upper  Grammar.  —  J.  W.  Armington,  38   scholars. 

Mt.  Pleasant  Middle  Grammar.  — Miss  Nettie  W.  Knights,  36  " 

ML  Pleasant  Lower  Grammar.  —  Miss  Carrie  A.  Blanchard,  42  " 

Mi.  Pleasant  Upper  Intermediate.  —  Miss  Abbie  L.  Loud,  51  " 

Perkins  Middle  Primary.  — Miss  Mary  L.  Hunt,  45  " 

Perkins  Lower  Primary.  —  Miss  Clara  F.  Perry,  55  " 

Tremont  Middle  Intermediate. — Mrs.  Flora  A.  Tilden,  50  " 

Ward   Four. 

Main-street  Grammar.  — Miss  S.  L.  Vining,  32  " 
Main-street  Intermediate.  — Miss  Maria  C.  Holbrook,  50  " 
M<i  in -street  Primary. — Mrs.  Ellen  J.  French,  33  " 
Pratt  Intermediate,  Pleasant  street.  —  Miss  Sarah  E.  Spilstead,  50  " 
Pratt  Grammar,  Pleasant  street. — Mr.  Geo.  C.  Torrey,  Prin- 
cipal; Miss  Lizzie  Dyer,  Assistant,  60  " 
Washington-street  Intermediate.  —  Miss  Ellena  S.  Spilstead,  60  " 

Ward  Five. 

South    High. — Mr.   Geo.   B.  Vose,    Principal;    Miss  Alice   R. 

Eogers,  Assistant,  «  65  " 

Central-street  Lower  Grammar. — Miss  Lizzie  C.  Whitman,  40  " 

Central-street  Upper  Intermediate.  —  Miss  S.  C.  Vining,  50  " 

Centred-street  Lower  Intermediate.  —  Mrs.  Maria  A.  Morrell,  50  " 

Central-street  Primary.  —Mrs.  S.  J.  Rogers,  42  " 

Pond-street  Intermediate. — Miss  Maria  Torrey,  40  " 

RandolpJi-street  Intermediate. —  Miss  Emily  V.  White,  25  " 
Torrey-street  Upper  Grammar. — Mr.  Louis  A.  Cook,  Principal ; 

Miss  Mary  Logue,  Assistant,  55  " 

Union-street  Intermediate.  —  Mrs.  Emma  J.  Smith,  35 


Total,  1,953         " 

FIRE   DEPARTMENT. 

WEYMOUTH    FIRE    DISTRICT. 

Engineers.  —  Charles  E.  Bicknell,  Chief;  Herbert  L.  White,  William  S.Wallace, 

James  T.  Pease,  John  II.  R.  Williams. 
Amazon  No.  2. — Gustavus  Leach,    Foreman;  F.  M.  Drown,  1st  Assistant;   L. 

N.  White,  2d  Assistant ;  Darius  Smith,  Clerk;  W.  F.  Leach,  Steward.      CO 

men. 

SOUTH    WEYMOUTH    FIRE    DISTRICT. 

Engineers.  —  Alvah  Raymond,  Jr.,    Chief;  William  II.   Ilosking,   J.   M.  Whit- 

comb,  William  Nash. 
Conqueror  Engine  Company. — George  W.   Bates,    Foreman;  Franklin  Derby, 

1st  Assistant ;  Adson  H.  Belcher,  2d  Assistant ;  Noah  F.  Vining,  Clerk.    50 

men. 
Extinguisher  Engine  Company. — Walter  II.  Joy,  Foreman  ;  W.  1).  Lovell,  Clerk. 
IIook-ar.d-Ladder  Company.  —  William  II.  Bates,  Foreman. 


STATISTICS. 


49 


WKEXTHA3I. 

[Incorporated  October  15,  1G73.] 

TOWN   OFFICERS. 

[Annual   Meeting,    March  6,  1876.] 

Moderator. — Abraham  W.  Harris. 

(22d  year  of  service.) 


George  M.  Warren,  George  Sheldon, 


Town  Clerk.  —  Samuel  Warner. 
Selectmen  and   Overseers  of  the  Poor. 

Harvey  B.  Coleman. 
Assessors.  —  Gardner  II.  Starkey,  Lowell  R.  Blake,  J.  S.  Clarke. 
Treasurer.  —  F.  X.  Plimpton. 
Collector  of  Taxes.  —  George  W.  Porter. 
Surveyors  of  Highways.  —  Marcellus  D.  Hawes,  Horace  A.  Pond,  James  W. 

White,  Lowell  R.  Blake,  G.  Ilartshorne  Fisher,  John  F.  Coleman,  Gardner 

II .  Starkey. 
Constable.  — Alonzo  Cook. 


VALUATION   AND   TAX. 


Valuation  of  real  est., 
"  "  per.  est., 


§985,093  00 

185,179  00 


Total  valuation,         $1,170,572  00 


Rate  of  tax, 
Number  of  polls, 


Schools, 
Highways, 
Poor, 
Interest, 


$14.50  on  $1,000 
GOG 


Items  of  tax  — 
State  tax, 
County  tax, 
Town  grant, 


Total  tax, 


APPROPRIATIONS. 


$6,780  20 
2,500  00 
3,100  00 
1,400  00 


School-house  debts, 
Other  town  expenses, 

Total, 


ASSETS  AND  LIABILITIES,  MAY  1. 


ASSETS. 

School-houses, 
Other  public  buildings, 
Other  i\-al  estate, 
Trust  funds, 

Other  assets, 

Total, 


$19,300 

00 

3,0  0 

00 

.VlllM 

00 

2,000 

00 

6-13 

00 

$29,943 

00 

LIABILITIES. 

School-houses, 
Other  public  buildings, 
Other  real  estate, 
Trust  funds. 
Other  debts, 
Total, 


PROPERTY   EXEMPT   FROM  TAXATION. 


Congregational  Church.  — Building, 
Organ, 
Land, 

Episcopal  Church.  —  Building, 
Land, 


$10,000  00 

2,000  00 

500  00 

$5,000  00 
500  00 


$1,170  00 

9G3  43 

1G,049  57 

$18,183  00 


$1,000  00 
1,000  00 

$15,780  20 


$10,000  00 
3,000  00 
1,000  00 
2,000  00 
6,182  00 

$22,182  00 


$12,500  00 


5,500  00 


50  NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 


Baptist  Church.  —  Building,  $3,000  00 

Land,  300  00 


Universalis  Church.  —  Building,  §2,000  00 

Land,  100  00 


$3,300  00 
2,100  00 


Total,  $23,400  00 
SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

SCHOOL    COMMITTEE. 

Rev.  William  R.  Tompkins,  Chairman;    J.  C.  Whiting,  Secretary  ;  Rev.  T.  P. 
Briggs. 

SCHOOLS. 

Centre  High.  —  Mr.  C.  W.  Fearing,  37   scholars. 

Centre  Grammar. — Miss  E.  A.  Gerould,  35 

Centre  Primary.  — Miss  C.  J.  Randall,  30 
Plainville  Grammar. — Mr.  O.  D.  Crockett,  Principal;    Miss 

Annie  Hitchcock,  Assistant,  55 

Plainville  Primary. — Miss  M.  F.  Cowell,  50 

Sheldonville  Grammar.  —  Mr.  C.  G.  Smith,  28 

Sheldonville  Primary.  —  Miss  Annie  Ware,  20 

Shepardville  Mixed.  — Mr.  J.  H.  Shannon,  30 

Willard's  Mixed.  — Miss  Carrie  P.  Lymber,  30 

South-street  Mixed.  —  Miss  M.  J.  Belcher,  25 

Guinea-street  Mixed.  —  Miss Ray,  15 

West  Wrentham  Mixed.  —  Miss  C.  W.  Heaton,  27 

Blake's  Hill.  —  Mr.  Jencks,  20 

Total,  402 


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52  NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 


KELIGIOUS    SOCIETIES. 


BELLiafCHAM. 

FIRST  BAPTIST  CHURCH.  Organized  Nor.,  1737.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Joseph  T.  Massey, 
settled,  1834;  Deacons,  Sanford  W.  Allen,  Elias  Cook;  Clerk,  Addison  II.  Allen; 
Treasurer,  Ellis  Bullard;  Parish  Committee,  Ruel  F.  Thayer,  Ellis  Dullard,  Andrew 
A.  Bates.  Number  of  members,  83.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Addison  II.  Allen. 
9  teachers,  89  scholars. 

NORTH  BELLINGIIAM  BAPTIST  CHURCH.  Organized  18G7.  —  Rev.  II.  F.  H. 
Miller,  of  Roslindale,  supplies.  Deacons,  Roswell  Bent,  J.  E.  Pond;  Clerk,  S.  F. 
Coombs;  Parish  Committee,  Roswell  Bent,  J.  E.  Pond,  William  II.  Humes.  Num- 
ber of  members,  39.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  S.  F.  Coombs.  4  teachers,  54 
scholars. 

braiivtr.ee. 

FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY  (Trinitarian).  Organized  Sept.  10,  1707.— 
Pastor,  Rev.  Thomas  A.  Emerson,  settled  May  7,  1874;  Deacons,  Nath'l  Hay  ward, 
Elias  Ilayward,  Henry  M.  Hollis,  J.  Ward  Childs;  Clerk  of  Society,  William  F. 
Locke;  Clerk  of  Church,  A.  B.  Keith ;  Treasurer,  Alvah  Butler;  Parish  Committee, 
Josephus  Shaw,  E.  Watson  Arnold,  Thomas  W.  Sampson.  Number  of  members,  155- 
Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  J.  Ward  Child.      25  teachers,  210  scholars. 

UNION  RELIGIOUS  SOCIETY  OF  WEVMOUTH  AND  BRAINTREE  (Trinitarian). 
Organized  Feb.  11,  1811.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Lucion  II.  Frary,  settled  April  13,  1875; 
Deacons,  Jacob  Loud,  of  Weymouth,  Levi  W.  Hobart,  Gilbert  Nash,  and  Charles  T. 
Crane,  ofBraintreo;  Clerk  of  Society  and  Church,  Charles  T.  Crane;  Treasurer,  John 
J.  Loud;  Parish  Committee,  Gilbert  Nash,  Augustus  J.  Richards,  George  W.  Shaw. 
Number  of  members,  101.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Gilbert  Nash.  17  teachers,  171 
scholars. 

SOUTH  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY  (Trinitarian).  Organized  Nov.  18,  1829.— 
Pastor,  Rev.  Albion  II.  Johnson,  settled  April  1,  1875;  Deacons,  Athcrton  T.  Wild, 
Jacob  S.Dyer;  Clerk  of  Society  and  Church,  Noah  Torrey;  Treasurer,  Benjamin 
Dyer;  Parish  Committee,  Joseph  Dyer,  Jr.,  F.  A.  Hobart,  Elisha  Thayer.  Number 
of  members,  50.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Albion  II.  Johnson.  10  teachers,  125 
scholars. 

ELM  STREET  BAPTIST  CHURCH.  Organized  July  13,  1809.  —Pastor,  none;  church 
closed  at  present;  Deacons,  Perley  Stedman,  Elias  Holbrook;  Parish  Committee, 
Perley  Stedman,  Elias  Holbrook,  William  M.  Fernald,  Elisha  Goodwin;  Clerk  of 
Church,  William  P.  Fernald;  Treasurer,  Elias  Holbrook.  Number  of  members,  30. 
Supt,  of  Sunday  School,  William  F.  Fernald.     0  teachers,  35  scholars. 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH  (So.  Biiaintree).  Organized  Feb.  22,  1874.— 
Pastor,  Rev.  Edward  M.  Taylor,  settled  April  1870;  Stewards,  James  S.  Baker, 
Louis  F.  Gomez,  Wm.  Frank  Morrison,  Henry  II.  Snow;  Recording  Steward,  James 
S.  Daker.  Number  of  members,  25.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Edward  M.  Taylor. 
8  teachers,  75  scholars. 


RELIGIOUS   SOCIETIES.  53 


BROOHLI1VE, 


FIRST  PARISH  OP  BROOKLINE  (Unitarian).  Organized  1703.  —  Pastor,  Rev. 
Howard  N.  Crown,  settled  1S73;  Deacons,  Benjamin  B.  Davis,  Abijah  W.  Goddard; 
Clerk  of  Society,  Charles  II.  Stearns;  Treasurer,  Edward  S.  Philbrick;  Parish  Com- 
mittee, Frank  C.  Cabot,  Charles  D.  Head,  Charles  P.  Ware,  Miss  Martha  C.  Steven- 
son, Miss  S.  B.  R.  Clark.  Number  of  members,  75.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Rev. 
Howard  X.  Brown.      15  teachers,  70  scholars. 

FIRST  BAPTIST  SOCIETY.  Organized  Juno  5,  1828.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Henry  C. 
Mabie,  settled  Jan.  1,  187G;  Deacons,  Thomas  Griggs,  George  Brooks,  Austin  W. 
Benton,  George  F.  Joyce;  Clerk  of  Society,  David  Bentley ;  Clerk  of  Church,  George 
F.  Joyce;  Treasurer,  David  Bentley;  Parish  Committee,  The  Pastor  and  Deacons, 
and  David  Bentley,  Henry  G.  Seaverns,  George  W.  Stearns,  Charles  H.  James, 
Osavius  Verney;  Prudential  Committee  of  the  Society,  Edward  C.  Wilson,  Moses  C. 
Warren,  David  S.  Coolidge,  Peter  W.  Pierce,  Thomas  B.  Griggs.  Number  of 
members,  250.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  George  Brooks.  33  teachers  and  officers, 
210  scholars. 

HARVARD  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY  (Trinitarian).  Organized  1814.  —  Pastor, 
Rev.  Reuen  Thomas,  settled  May  4,  1875;  Deacons,  William  Lincoln,  Horatio  S. 
Burdett,  Edward  I.  Thomas,  William  II.  Cooley ;  Clerk  of  Society,  Iloraco  E.  Abbott; 
Clerk  of  Church,  Charles  W.Wrightington;  Treasurer  of  Society,  Charles  W.  Scudder; 
Treasurer  of  the  Church,  Henry  B.  Eager;  Standinrj  Committee  of  Society,  William 
II.  Wilder,  Horatio  S.  Burdett,  Oliver  II.  Hay,  Henry  Mason,  John  A.  Howard, 
Henry  N.  Clark,  Charles  W.  Scudder;  Standing  Committee  of  Church,  Rev.  Reuen 
Thomas,  William  Lincoln,  Horatio  S.  Burdett,  Edward  I.  Thomas,  William  II. 
Cooley,  Langdon  S.  Ward,  Oliver  II.  Hay,  Henry  B.  Eager,  Charles  W.  Wrighting- 
ton>  Number  of  members,  282.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Charles  G.  Chase.  31 
teachers,   250  scholars. 

ST.  PAIL'S  CHURCH  (Episcopal).  Organized  July,  1849.  —Rector,  Rev.  Leonard  Kip 
Storrs,  settled  Jan.  1,  187G;  Wardens,  James  S.  Amory,  Henry  S.  Chase;  Vestry- 
men, The  Wardens,  and  A.  Lowell,  C.  K.  Fay,  Thomas  Parsons,  Edward  E.  Floyd, 
George-  E.  Stedman;  Clerk,  Clement  K.  Fay;  Treasurer,  Henry  S.  Chase.  Commu- 
nicants, 197.     Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  The  Rector.     13  teachers,  135  scholars. 

ST.  MARY'S  OF  THE  ASSUMPTION  (Roman  Catholic).  Organized  1850.  —  Pastor, 
Rev.  Laurenco  J.  Morris,  settled,  July,  19,  1873;  Clerk  and  Treasurer  of  Society, 
Rev.  L.  J.  Morris;  Clerk  of  Church,  James  Driscoll,  Jr.  Number  of  members, 
2,000.  Sisters  of  Notre  Damo  have  charge  of  Sunday  School.  28  teachers,  475 
scbi  lars. 

CHRIST  CHURCH,  at  Longwood  (Independent),  closed  for  public  worship.  —  Organized 
June  18,  1802.  —  C.  V.  Cotting,  Clerk  and  Treasurer. 

CHURCH  OF  OUR  SAVIOUR  (Episcopal).  Organized  March,  1868.  — No  settled 
Rector;  Wardens,  William  R.  Lawrence,  Samuel  L.  Bush;  Clerk,  J.  M.  Clark; 
Treasurer,  Francis  W.  Lawrence;  Vestrymen,  Amos  A.  Lawrence,  Mitchell  Clark, 
Robert  Amory,  T.  J.  Loo,  A.  P.  Howard,  F.  W.  Lawrence,  Henry  Lincoln,  S.  II. 
Gregory,  S.  D.  Haves.  Communicants,  85.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  T.J.Leo. 
12  teachers,  50  scholars. 

BROOKLINE  SOCIETY  OF  THE  NEW  JERUSALEM  CHURCH.  Organized  1S5G. 
—  Pastor,  Rev.  Warren  Goddard,  Jr.,  settled  March,  1874;  Clerk  of  Society  and 
Church,  Daniel  II.  Rogers;  Treasurer,  Abraiu  L.  Cutter;  Parish  Committee,  W '.  A. 
Well  man,  James  W.  Edgerly,  Albert  Mason,  A.  L.  Cutter,  D.  II.  Rogers.  Num- 
ber of  members,  39.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Albert  Mason.  6  teachers,  42 
scholars. 


54  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH.  Organized  1ST3.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Henry  Witham 
supplies;  Parish  Committee,  William  Wood,  William  Heath,  L.  F.  Johnson;  Clerk 
of  Church,  William  Heath;  Treasurer,  William  Wood.  Numb'er  of  members,  30. 
Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Enoch  E.  Doran.     G  teachers,  G3  scholars. 

CAJITOJI. 

FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  PARISH  (Unitarian).  Organized  1717.  —Pastor,  Rev. 
William  Henry  Savery,  settled  Juno  8,  1873;  Deacons,  Asa  Shephard,  J.  Mason 
Everett,  Billings  Hewitt;  Cleric  of  Society,  Larra  W.  Sumner;  Treasurer,  Charles  11. 
French;  Parish  Committee,  J.  Mason  Everett,  Elijah  Bent,  Billings  Hewitt.  Supt. 
of  Sunday  School,  Frank  M.  Ames.     20  teachers,  150  scholars. 

EVANGELICAL  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH.  Organized  1828.  —Pastor,  Rev.  John 
W.  Sava.ge,  settled  1874.  Deacons,  Ezra  S.  Brewster,  Elijah  A.  Morso;  Clerk  of 
Society,  George  A.  Mitchell;  Clerk  of  Church,  Jeremiah  Kollook;  Treasurer, 
Arthur  C.  Kollock.  Number  of  members,  90.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  George  A. 
Mitchell.     14  teachers,  109  scholars. 

ST.  JOHN'S  (Roman  Catholic).  Organized  1845. — Pastor,  Rev.  John  Flatley,  settled 
July,  1SG1.  Number  of  members,  1,400.  Superintendent  of  Sundiy  School,  P.  F. 
Brady.     20  teachers,  300  scholars. 

FIRST  UNIVERSALIST  PARISH.  Organized  1859.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Edwin  Davis, 
sottled  Dec.  1,  1870;  Deacons,  Francis  W.  Deano,  Aimer  T.  Upham;  Clerk  of 
Church  and  Society,  Virgil  J.  Messenger;  Treasurer,  Joseph  W.  C.  Seavey;  Parish 
Committee,  William  II.  Little,  John  Hall,  Joseph  W.  C.  Seavoy.  Number  of  mein- 
bors,  33.      Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  William  II.  Little.     13  teachers,  100  scholars. 

FIRST  CANTON  BAPTIST  SOCIETY.  Organized  May  5,  1873.  —  Pastor,  Rev. 
Clifton  Fletcher,  settled  July  2,  1875;  Deacons,  Willard  Shepard,  Hugh  McPher- 
son ;  Clerk  of  Church  and  Society,  W.  Henry  Bensc;  Treasurer  of  Society,  Aaron  E. 
Tucker;  Parish  Committee,  William  Bensc,  William  II.  Bullurd,  Sr.,  George  W. 
Coombs.  Number  of  members,  144.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Hugh  MePherson. 
10  teachers,  75  scholars. 

COHASSET. 

FIRST  PARISH  IN  COHASSET  (Unitarian).  Organized  1721.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Joseph 
Osgood,  settled  Oct.  2G,  1842;  Deacons,  Newcomb  Bates,  Newcomb  B.  Tower;  Clerk 
of  Society,  Daniel  N.  Tower;  Clerk  of  Church,  Joseph  Osgood;  Treasurer,  Newcomb 
B.  Tower;  Parish  Committer,  John  Q.  A.  Lothrop,  Abraham  II.  Tower,  Jr.,  Edward 
E.  Tower.  Number  of  members,  50.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Abraham  II.  Tower, 
Jr.     15  teachers,  68  scholars. 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH  (North  Coiiassf.t).  Organized  1S23.  —  Pastor, 
Rev.  James  0.  Thompson,  settled  March  30,  1874;  Stewards,  Osgood  Eaton.  Jr., 
l),uiicl  Leal,  Welcome  Beal,  Arthur  Beale,  Gardiner  M.  Jones;  Treasurer,  Osgood, 
Eaton,  Jr.  Number  of  members,  47.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Osgood  Eaton,  Jr. 
H)  teachers,  65  scholars. 

SECOND  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  (Trinitarian).  Organized  Oct.,  1824.— 
Pastor,  Rev.  Moody  A.  Stevens,  settled  April  18,  1871;  Deacons,  Bela  Bates, 
Philander  Bates;  Clerk  of  Society,  John  Bates;  Clerk  of  Church  and  Treasurer, 
Philander  Bates;  Parish  Committee,  J uhn  Wan-en  Hates,  Thomas  Wilcutt,  Robert 
Pratt.  Number  of  members,  119.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Philander  Bates.  1G 
teachers,  135  scholars. 

BEE0HW00DS  CHURCH,  Cohasset,  united  with  EVANGELICAL  CONGREGATIONAL 
SOCIETY,   of  llingham.  —  Pastor,   Rov.   Edward   C.   Hood,   settled   Oct.    1,   1875; 


RELIGIOUS    SOCIETIES.  55 

Clerk  of  Societ y ,  Jacob  0.  Sanborn;  Clerk  of  Church,  Arthur  W.  Noyes,  of  Hingbam 
Centre;  Treasurer,  Tobias  0.  Gardner;  Parish  Committee,  Henry  E.  Spaulding, 
Isaac  X.  Damon,  James  M.  Tileston.  Number  of  members,  4G.  Supt.  of  Sunday 
School,  T"bias  0.  Gardner.  12  teachers,  77  scholars. 
ST.  ANTHONY'S  CHURCH  (Roman  Catholic).  Organized  1875.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Peter 
J.  Leddy,  settled  Aug.  1,  1876;  Sexton,  Joseph  St.  John.  Number  of  members, 
300.     Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Joseph  St.  John.     7  teachers,  60  scholars. 

D  E  I>  H  A  M . 

FIRST  CHURCH  (Unitarian).  Organized  1C38.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Seth  C.  Reach,  settled 
Dec.  29,  1875;  Deacons,  Jonathan  II.  Cubb,  Nathaniel  Smith;  Clerk  of  Society, 
Jonathan  Cobb;  Clerk  of  Church,  Pastor;  Treasurer  of  Society,  Henry  W.  Richards; 
Treasurer  of  Church,  Jonathan  H.  Cobb;  Parish  Committee,  Alfred  Ilewins,  Na- 
thaniel Smith,  Sauford  Carroll;  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Geo.  C.  Stearns.  19  teach- 
ers, 100  scholars. 

ALLIN  EVANGELICAL  SOCIETY.  Originally  part  of  First  Church,  but  separated 
and  established  as  a  new  church  Feb.,  1822.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Charles  M.  Southgate, 
settled  Dec.  10,  1S75;  Deacons,  Calvin  Guild,  Martin  Draper,  Theodore  L.  Brown; 
Clerk  of  Society,  James  0.  Yatman;  Clerk  of  Church,  Wyllys  Van  Wagenen;  Parish 
Committee,  Edward  P.  Eurgess,  Nathaniel  .Morse,  Henry  C.  B'gelow;  Treasurer, 
Chauncey  C.  Churchill.  Number  of  members,  257.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Theo- 
dore L.  Erown.     37  teachers,  315  scholars.* 

THIRD  PARISH  (Unitarian),  West  DEDHAsr.  Organized  Jan.  1,  1736.  —  Pastor, 
Rev.  Edward  Crowninshield,  sottled,  Jan.  1,  1S73 ;  Clerk  of  Society,  John  E.  Whit- 
ing; Treasurer,  Joseph  Fisher;  Parish  Committee,  John  E.  Whiting,  Daniel  W. 
Parker,  Honry  L.  Pettee;  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  the  Pastor;  teachers  in  Sunday 
School,  8,  with  45  scholars. 

ST.  PAUL'S  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH.  Organized  1756.  —  Rector,  Rev.  Daniel  Good- 
win, settled  Nov.  1,  1874;  Assistant,  Rev.  William  F.  Cheney,  in  charge  of  Chapel 
of  the  Good  Shepherd  at  Oakdale;  Wardens,  Ira  Cleveland,  Thomas  L.  Wakefield; 
Vestrymen,  Rufus  E.  Dixon,  Lewis  H.  Kingsbury,  Silas  D.  Bacon,  Frederick  D. 
Ely,  Richard  Codman;  Clerk  of  Vestry  and  Parish,  John  F.  Wakefield;  Treasurer, 
Thomas  L.  Wakefield.  Number  of  communicants,  193.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School, 
the  Rector.  In  Parish  Sunday  School,  14  teachers,  115  scholars.  In  Mission  Sun- 
day School,  12  teachers,  115  scholars. 

FIRST  BAPTIST  CHURCH  (West  Dedham).  Organized  Nov.  23d,  1824.  —  Pastor, 
Rev.  Samuel  C.  Chandler,  settled  Sept.  1,  1874;  Deacons,  AVillard  Draper,  James 
B.  Baker;  Clerk  of  Society,  Ebenezer  Gay;  Clerk  of  Church,  Nathaniel  Noyes; 
Treasurer,  John  A.  White;  Parish  Committee,  Nathaniel  Noyes,  Charles  Fuller, 
Greenwood  Fuller.  Number  of  members,  75.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Francis  W. 
Draper.      12  teachers,  90  scholars. 

EAST  DED1IAM  BAPTIST  SOCIETY.  Organized  1843.—  Pastor,  Rev.  Charles  H. 
Cole,  settled,  1875;  Deacons,  James  Newsome,  George  F.  Shaw;  Clerk  and  Treasurer 
of  Society,  James  NewBoine;  Clerk  of  Church,  George  F.  Shaw;  Parish  Committee, 
James  Newsome,  S.  M.  Rugglcs.  George  Gudding.  Number  of  members,  60.  Supt. 
of  Sunday  School,  Charles  Lewis.      10  teachers,  100  scholars. 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  SOCIETY  (East  Dedham).  Organized  1S43.  —Pastor,  Rev. 
William  A.  Cottle,  settled  April  1,  1870;  Stewards,  John  Adams,  Frank  M.  Bailey, 

♦Includes  two  mission  schools. 


56  KOnFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

Charles  F.  Kimball,  Henry  E.  Crocker,  Frederic  Bradley,  Alexander  H.  Watson; 
Trustees  of  Church,  John  Adams,  Win.  N.  Tapley,  John  Sully,  S.  M.  Norris,  Frink 
M.  Bailey,  II.  E.  Crocker,  Frederic  Bradloy,  Charles  F.  Kimball;  Treasurer,  Frank 
M.  Bailey.  Number  of  members,  42.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Frank  M.  Bailey. 
9  teachers,  90  scholars. 

ST.  MARY'S  (Roman  Catholic).  Organized  1865. — Pastor,  Rev.  John  P.  Brennan; 
Rev.  Dennis  J.  O'Donovan,  Assistant.  Number  of  members  in  the  parish  of  Dedham 
and  Norwood,  1,800.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Rev.  1).  J.  O'Donovan.  12  teachers* 
200  scholars. 

BALCH  SOCIETY  OF  ISLINGTON  (Trinitarian).  Organized  June,  1875.  —Pastor, 
Rev.  Charles  B.  Smith,  settled  Juno  1,  1874;  Clerk  and  Treasurer,  Alonzo  B.  Went- 
worth;  Parish  Committee,  Sylvanus  Ballou,  N.  E.  Smith,  John  Dean;  Supt.  of 
Sunday  School,  the  Pastor.     2  teachers,  40  scholars. 

DOVER. 

DOVER  FIRST  PARISH  (Unitarian).  Organized  1749.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Calvin  S. 
Locke,  of  Dedham,  supplies;  Deacons,  Joseph  A.  Smith,  Asa  Talbot;  Clerk  of 
Society,  Ansel  K.  Tisdalo;  Treasurer  of  Siciety,  Aaron  Bacon;  Parish  Committee, 
John  Humphrey,  Mrs.  George  D.  Everett,  Deacon  Asa  Talbot.  Number  of  mem- 
bers, 30.  Supts.  of  Sunday  Schools,  George  Scott,  Frank  Smith.  5  teachers,  40 
scholars. 

ORTHODOX  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY.  Organized  Dec.  27,  1S38.  —  Pastor, 
Rev.  John  Wood,  sottlcd  April  1,  1875;  Clerk  of  Society,  George  L.  Howe;  Clerk 
of  Church,  Ithamar  Whiting;  Treasurer,  Leonard  Draper;  Parish  Committee,  Fred- 
erick II.  Wight,  Barnabas  Paino,  Georgo  MeKonzie.  Number  of  membors,  27. 
Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  George  L.  IIowo.     7  teachers,  50  scholars. 

MISSION  CHURCH  (at  Charles  River  Village).  Connected  with  above  Society. — 
Rev.  John  Wood,  Pastor.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Joseph  Nickcrson.  0  teachers, 
47  scholars. 

BAPTIST  CHURCH.  Organized  1838.  —  No  settled  pastor;  Deacon,  John  Kenrick; 
Clerk  of  Church,  Timothy  Soule;  Parish  Committee,  John  Kenrick,  Alexander 
Soulo,  Timothy  Bailey.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  John  Kenrick.  5  teachers,  23 
scholars. 

FOXBOROICII. 

ORTHODOX  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY.  Organized  Nov.  25,  1779.  No  pastor 
at  present;  Deacons,  Charles  \V.  Morse,  Thomas  B.  Bourne,  Edwin  B.  Leonard; 
Clerk  and  Treasurer  of  Society,  Allen  II.  Mossongor;  Clerk  and  Treasurer  of  Church, 
Horace  Carpenter;  Parish  Committer,  Leonard  C.IJliss,  Albert  Fisher,  Jr.,  Edwin  B. 
Leonard.  Number  of  members,  240.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Deacon  Charles  N. 
Morse.      25  teachers,  265  scholars. 

FIRST  BAPTIST  SOCIETY.  Organized  March  11,  1S1G.  —  Pastor,  Rov.  William  n. 
Spencer,  settled  Sept.  8,  1809;  Deacons,  John  Comcy,  Elisha  White,  Ebenezer 
Wade  Allon;  Clerk  of  Church  and  Society,  Ebenezer  W.  Allen;  Treasurer,  William 
Carpenter;  Parish  Committee,  Elisha  White,  William  Hart,  Georgo  Allen  Thayer. 
Number  of  members,  241.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Elbridge  G.  P.  Guy.  25 
teachers,  2 10  scholars. 

FIRST  UNIVERS ALIST  SOCIETY.  Organized  Nov.  5,  1846.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  William 
W.  Hay  ward,  sottlcd  January  1,  1875;  Deacons,  Chester  Morse,  Mrs.  Edmund 
Boyden;   Clerk  of  Society,  Georgo  S.  Walcott;   Clerk  of  Church,  James  A.Morse; 


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Treasurer,  Salmon  Turner;  Parish  Committee,  Charles  C.  Sumner,  C.  Warren  Lane, 
George  S.  Wh'eler.  Number  of  membors,  40.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  C.  Warren 
Lane.  8  teachers,  110  scholars. 
ST.  JOSEPH'S  ROMAN  CATHOLIC  CHURCH.  Organized  1872.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Francis 
Guuesse,  settled  Nov.  17,  1872.  Number  of  members,  250.  Supt.  of  Sunday 
School,  Mary  Kirwan.     2  teachers,  25  scholars. 

FRA2rKX.Ur. 

FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY  (Trinitarian).  Organized  Feb.,  1738.  —  Pastor, 
Rev.  Henry  C.  Crane,  settled  Nov.,  1874;  Deacons,  Joseph  T.  Bacon,  Peter  Adams, 
Thaddeus  II.  Shepherdson,  George  W.  Bacon,  Osmyn  A.  Stanley,  Albert  L.  Clark; 
Clerk  of  Society,  William  E.  Nason;  Clerk  of  Church,  Erastus  E.  Baker;  Treasurer, 
Albert  L.  Clark;  Parish  Committee,  Osrnyn  A.  Stanley,  Peter  Adams,  Thomas  B. 
Allen.  Number  of  members,  277.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Thaddeus  H.  Shepherd- 
son.     18  teachers,  180  scholars. 

UNION  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY  (Trinitarian).  Organized  Sept.  13,  1855.— 
Pastor,  Rev.  Josiah  Morrill,  settled  Oct.,  1867;  Deacons,  Paul  B.  Clark,  Willard  C. 
Whiting;  Clerk  of  Society,  Sabin  Hubbard;  Clerk  of  Church,  Paul  B.  Clark;  Treas- 
urer, George  M.  Wadswoith;  Parish  Committee,  Albert  A.  Newell,  Paul  B.  Clark, 
II.  B.  Miller.  Number  of  members,  24.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Willard  C. 
Whiting.     5  teachers,  44  scholars. 

FIRST  UXIVER3ALIST  SOCIETY.  Organized  1857.  —Pastor,  Rev.  A.  St.  John 
Chambre,  settled  July  1,  1872;  Clerk  of  Society,  George  W.  Wiggin;  Treasurer, 
James  M.  Freeman;  Parish  Committee,  James  P.  Ray,  Joseph  G.  Ray,  Enoch 
Waite.  Number  of  members,  70.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Rev.  A.  St.  John 
Chambre.     16  teachers,  135  scholars. 

FIRST  BAPTIST  CHURCH.  Organized  18G8.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  George  W.  Ryan, 
settled  Ma}',  1S73;  Deacons,  William  II.  Davis,  Alonzo  G.  Pike;  Clerk  of  Society 
and  Church,  Hamilton  P.  Stewart;  Treasurer,  Alonzo  G.  Piko;  Parish  Committee, 
William  II.  Davis,  Alonzo  G.  Piko,  Alfred  G.  Metcalf,  II.  P.  Stewart,  James 
Follansbee.  Number  of  members,  46.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Rev.  George  W. 
Ryan.     8  teachers,  GO  scholars. 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  SOCIETY.  Organized  June,  1S72.  —Pastor,  Rev.  John 
N.  Short,  settled  April,  1S74;  Stewards,  W.  W.  Haslam,  Charles  S.  Bassett,  Alfred 
Everett,  Joseph  T.  Hutchinson,  Charles  Badger,  William  II.  Howe,  William  B. 
Teed,  Leprelette  L.  Fisher,  Daniel  W.  Whiting;  Clerk  of  Society  and  Church  and 
Treasurer,  Charles  S.  Bassett.  Number  of  members,  75.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School, 
Charles  S.  Bassett.     8  teachers,  100  scholars. 

ST.  PATRICK'S  ROMAN  CATHOLIC  CIIURCn.  Organized  1812.  —  Pastor,  Rev. 
Francis  Gouesse,  settled  Nov.  17,  1872.  Number  of  members,  500.  Supt.  of 
Sunday  School,  John  L.  Fitzpatrick.     8  teachers,  CO  scholars. 

nOLBROOK, 

WINTHROP  SOCIETY.  Organized  Dec.  30,  1856. —  No  settled  pastor;  Deacons, 
Newton  White,  Elisha  Ilolbrook;  Clerk  of  Society,  E.  Frank  Lincoln;  Clerk  of 
Church,  Seth  C.Sawyer;  Treasurer,  E.  Frank  Lincoln;  Parish  Committee,  Charles 
H.  Belcher,  Seth  C.  Sawyer,  Z.  Aaron  French.  Number  of  members,  105.  Supt.  of 
Sunday  School,  Newton  White.  26  teachers,  216  scholars.  There  is  also  a  Sunday 
School  established  near  the  railroad  station  in  Ilolbrook,  which  is  conducted  mostly 


58  NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 

by  members  of  the  Winthrop  church,  callod  the  Union  Sunday  School.  It  was  organ- 
ized June  9,  18GS.  Superintendent,  William  Gray.  8  teachers,  55  scholars.  It 
has  a  library  of  about  1,000  volumes. 
BAPTIST  CHURCH  AT  BROOK VILLE.  Organized  May  30,  1868. —No  settled 
pastor;  Deacons,  George  A.  Sncll,  Rodney  Howard;  Clerk  of  Parish,  M.  B.  Faxon; 
Clerk  of  Church,  George  A.  Snell;  Treasurer,  Freeman  Bard;  Parish  Committee, 
Albert  Leonard,  S.  H.  Scudder,  Freeman  Bard.  Number  of  members,  43;  Supt.  of 
Sunday  School,  Albert  Leonard;  Clerk  of  Sunday  School,  Henry  Ludden.  13 
teachers,  7G  scholars. 

HYDE    PARK. 

FIRST  BAPTIST  SOCIETY.  Organized  June,  1858.  —  No  settled  pastor;  Deacons, 
T.  II.  Videto,  Charles  F.  Gerry,  N.  II.  Tucker,  Oliver  P.  Home;  Clerk  of  Society, 
Samuel  L.  White;  Clerk  of  Church,  Thomas  C.  Evans;  Treasurer,  Theodore  H. 
Videto;  Parish  Committee,  Amos  Webster,  T.  II.  Videto,  Isaac  C.  Plummer,  John 
Jigger,  Samuel  L.  White.  Number  of  mombers,  270.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School, 
Thomas  C.  Evans.     20  teachers,  190  scholars. 

CHRIST  CHURCH  (Episcopal).  Organized  Feb.  14,  1861.  —  Rector,  Rev.  Robert  B.  Van 
Klecck,  D.D.,  settled  Juno  10,  1874;  Wardens,  Eben  B.  Page,  Charles  W.  W. 
Wellington;  Vestrymen,  B.  II.  Hardy,  William  II.  Hoogs,  Robert  II.  Vivian.  Asa 
Adams,  Samuel  N.  Piper;  Clerk,  Asa  Adams;  Treasurer,  Samuel  N.  Piper.  Com- 
municants, 140.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Henry  Ilydo  Smith.  15  teachers,  110 
scholars. 

FIRST  CONGREGATION AL  CHURCH  (Trinitarian).  Organized  May  7,  1863.— 
Pastor,  Rev.  Porloy  B.  Davis,  settled  April  10,  1807;  Deacons,  Zenas  Allen,  Enoch 
E.  Blake,  Ellery  Piper,  Elliot  O.  Taylor;  Clerk  of  Society,  Edwin  R  Walker;  Clerk 
of  Church,  Henry  S.  Bunton;  Treasurer,  Charles  F.  Holt;  Parish  Committee,  Joseph 
B.  Quimby,  Thomas  Chamberlain,  Henry  D.  Noyes,  Joseph  Farwell.  Number  of 
members,  337.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Edward  S.  Hathaway.  29  teachers,  356 
scholars. 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH.  Organized  Feb.  10,  1867.—  Pastor,  Rev.  J. 
Swinburne  Weedon,  April  14,  1876;  Trustees,  John  Terry,  C.  W.  Knowles,  A.  II. 
Ilohvay,  A.  R.  Whittier,  G.  L.  Stocking,  W.  II.  Norris,  Oliver  A.  Ncal,  B.  F. 
Radford,  Charles  Haley;  Stewards,  Richard  W.  Ilusted,  C.  A.  House,  J.  P.  Iliggins, 
T.  C.  Holmes,  Henry  A.  Silver,  Palmer  Morritt;  Clerk  of  Church,  W.  II.  Norris; 
Treasurer,  A.  II.  Holway.  Number  of  members,  250.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School, 
Richard  W.  Ilusted.     25  teachers,  250  scholars. 

SECOND  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY  (Unitarian).  Organized  1868.  —  Pastor, 
Rev.  Francis  C.  Williams,  settled  1869;  Clerk  of  Society,  B.  II.  Jones;  Treasurer, 
II.  B.  Phelps;  Parish  Committee,  Thoodoro  D.  Weld,  B.  C.  Voso,  B.  II.  Jones,  II 
B.  Phelps,  Thomas  Watson,  Jr.,  I.  I!.  Samuels,  George  Sanford,  T.  P.  Swift.  Num- 
ber of  members,  100.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  B.  C.  Voso.  10  teachers,  100 
scholars. 

CHURCH  OF  THE  EPIPHANY  (Roman  Catholic).  Organized  Oct.,  1870.  —Pastor, 
Rev.  William  J.  Corcoran,  settled  Oct.,  1870.  Number  of  mombers,  700.  Supt.  of 
Sunday  School,  Rev.  J.  W.  Corcoran.     20  teachers,  120  scholars. 

ADVENT  SOCIETY.  Organized  1874.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Preble,  settled  1874; 
Deacon,  Joseph  Merrill;  Clerk  of  Society,  George  Garren;  Treasurer,  Daniel  F. 
Kendall ;  Pariah  Committee,  Joseph  G.  Ilamblin,  Daniel  F.  Kendall,  Joseph  Morrill; 
Supt.  if  Sunday  School,  Henry  L.  Fuller. 


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MEDFIELD. 

FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY  (Unitarian).  Organized  1650.  —  Present 
Pastor,  Rev.  Charles  Chauncoy  Sewall  supplies;  Deacons,  John  Ellis  and  George 
M.  Smith,  pro  tern.;  Clerk  of  Society,  Samuel  Ellis;  Treasurer,  Ilamlet  Wight; 
Paris h.  Committee,  Daniel  D.  Curtis,  Moses  Hartshorn,  Ilamlet  Wight.  Number  of 
members,  37.     Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Charles  C.  Sewall.     12  teachers,  85  scholars, 

BAPTIST  CHURCH.  Organized  Aug.  18,  1776.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Alvin  M.  Crano,  settled 
Aug.  18,  1872;  Deacons,  Seth  R.  Maker,  Win.  Bennett  Grover;  Clerk  of  Church, 
Charles  R.  Dunn;  Treasurer  and  Collector,  Thomas  L.  Barney;  Executive  Committee, 
William  S.  Tilden,  Jacob  11.  Cushman,  J.  B.  Halo.  Number  of  members,  139. 
Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  William  S.  Tilden.      14  teachers,  100  scholars. 

SECOND  CONGREGATIONAL  (Evangelical).  Organized  Feb.  C,  1828.  —  Pastor,  Rev. 
William  II.  Cobb,  settled  December,  187G;  Deacons,  Benjamin  Chenery,  Francis  S. 
Wight;  Clerk  of  Society,  Isaac  Fiske;  Clerk  of  Church,  Benjamin  Chenery;  Treas- 
urer, Isaac  Fiske;  Parish  Coimnitlce,  William  Chenery,  Andrew  J.  Johnson,  John  H. 
Gould.  Number  of  members,  115.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Francis  S.  Wight. 
7  teachers,  50  scholars. 

MEDWAT. 

FIRST  PARISH,  East  Medway  (Trinitarian).  Organized  Fob.  3,  1718  —  Pastor,  Rev. 
E.  0.  Jameson,  settled  Nov.  15,  1871;  Deacons,  Elbridgo  Clark,  William  Daniels, 
Horatio  Jones;  Clerk  of  Society,  Georgo  B.  Fisher;  Clerk  of  Church,  William 
Daniels;  Treasurer,  Elisha  A.  Jones;  Parish  Committee,  J.  D.  Clark,  Horatio  Jones, 
Edwin  Metcalf.  Number  of  members,  136.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  William 
Daniels.     226  teachers  and  scholars. 

SECOND  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY,  West  Medway  (Trinitarian).  Organized 
Oct.  4,  1750.  — Pastor,  Rev.  Jamos  M.  Bell,  settled  Sept.  26,  1876;  Deacons,  Anson 
Daniels,  Edmund  Shumway,  Austin  Metcalf;  Clerk  of  Society,  Sumner  Bobbins; 
Clerk  of  Church,  Cyrus  Albert  Adams;  Treasurer,  Sumner  Robbins;  Parish  Com- 
mittee,  Joshua  Seavey,  Joseph  Bullard,  Addison  Smith.  Number  of  members,  388. 
Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Warren  C.  Adams.     20  teachers,  180  scholars. 

BAPTIST  SOCIETY  (West  Medway).  Organized  March  11,  1819.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Seth 
J.  Axtell,  Jr.,  settled  Dec.  1,  1S70;  Deacons,  Wales  Kimball,  John  S.  Smith, 
Horaco  C.  Messenger;  Clerk  of  Society  and  Church,  Elbridge  G.  Ware;  Treasurer, 
George  S.  Rice;  Parish  Committee,  Waies  Kimball,  George  S.  Rico,  Charles  F. 
Harding.  Number  of  members,  109.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Rev.  Seth  J.  Axtell, 
Jr.      15  teachers,  120  scholars. 

EVANGELICAL  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY,  (Medway  Village.)  Organized  1S37. 
Pastor,  Rev.  Rufus  K.  Harlow,  settled  Feb.  13,  1872;  Deacons,  .Milton  M.  Fisher, 
John  W.  Richardson;  Clerk  of  Society,  Fred.  L.  Fisher;  Clerk  of  Church,  R.  K. 
Harlow;  Treasurer,  Francis  Cummings;  Parish  Committee,  Edward  Eaton,  George 
W.  Ray,  Orion  A.  Mason.  Numbor  of  members,  232.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School, 
Fred.  L.  Fisher.     15  teachers,  1C0  scholars. 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH  (West  Medway).  Organized  18B0.  —  Pastor,  Rev. 
Loranus  Crowell,  settled  April,  1874;  Stewards,  Samuel  Bancroft,  William  Croasy, 
J.  T.  Greenwood,  Charles  Cole,  Charles  Ford;  Clerk  of  Society  and  Church,  John  T. 
Greenwood;  Treasurer,  Sylvanus  J.  Lawrence.  Number  of  members,  95.  Supt.  of 
Sunday  School,  Aaron  Brigham.     12  teachers,  115  scholars. 

ST.  CLAIR'S  ROMAN    CATHOLIC   CHURCH.     Organized    13C4.  -Pastor,   Rev.  P.  J. 


60  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

Quinlan,   Ilolliston.     Number  of  members,  800.     Supt.  of  Sunday   School,  Patrick 
Connolly.      12  scholar?. 
ST.   CLEMENT'S  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH,  (East  Medway).  — This  has  a  chapel,  but  no 
legally  organized  society,  and  no  pastor. 

MIITO\. 

FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  (Unitarian).  Organized  April  24,  1G78.— 
Pastors,  Rev.  John  II.  Morison,  D.D.,  settled  January,  184G;  Rev.  Frederick 
Frothingham,  settled  Oct.  1870 ;  Deacon,  Samuel  Adams;  Clerk  of  Society,  Charles 
Breck;  Treasurer,  Charles  Breck;  Parish  Committee,  Amor  L.  llollingsworth,  Henry 
S.  Russell,  John  Sias;  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Henry  Emmons.  G  teachers,  50 
scholars. 

FIRST  EVANGELICAL  SOCIETY  (Trinitarian).  Organized  1678.  —  Rev.  Wm.  C.  Reed 
supplies;  Deacons,  Stillman  L.  Tucker,  William  II.  Balkam,  John  A.  Tucker; 
Clerk  of  Society,  William  II.  Balkam;  Clerk  of  Church,  Stillman  L.  Tucker;  Treas- 
urer, John  A.  Tucker;  Parish  Committee,  Stillman  L.  Tucker,  Samuel  Cook;  Number 
of  members,  90.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Herbert  B.  Tucker.  10  teachers,  GO 
scholars. 

SECOND  EVANGELICAL  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY  (E.  Milton).  Organized 
Juno  18,  1S4G. —  Rev.  Robert  F.  Gordon  has  supplied  since  Sept.,  1875;  Deacon, 
Simeon  Emerson;  Clerk  of  Church  and  Society,  Simeon  Emerson;  Treasurer,  Nathan- 
iel II.  Beals;  Parish  Committee,  Nathaniel  II.  Reals,  E.  B.  Andrews,  Orrin  A. 
Andrews.  Number  of  members,  25.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Rev.  Rubt.  F. 
Gordon.      10  teachers,  00  scholars. 

MEEDHAM. 

FIRST  PARISH  (Unitarian).     Organized  1711.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Solon  W.  Bush  supplies; 

Deacons,  Otis   Morton,  one  vacancy;    Clerk  of  Society,  John  M.  Harris;    Clerk  of 

Church,  Otis  Morton;     Trcasunr,  Charles  C.    Greenwood;    Parish    Committee,  Otis 

Morton,  Edward  A.  Mills,  Diana  P.  Washburn.     Number  of  members,  30.     Supt. 

of  Sunday  School,  Otis  Morton.     8  teachers,  75  scholars. 
WELLE3LEY  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY  (Trinitarian).     Organized  1778.  —  Pastor, 

Rev.  George  G.  Phipps,  settled  Jan.  23,  18C8;   Deacons,  Augustus  Fuller,  Whitman 

S.  Winsor;    Clerk  of  Society,  Solomon  Flaggj    Clerk  of  Church,   Augustus  Fuller; 

Treasurer,  Frank  Perry;  Parish  Committee,  Augustus  Stevens,  Frank  Perry,  Andrew 

W.    Fuller.     Number   of  members,   155.     Supt.   of  Sunday    School,   D.    S.   Short. 

18  teachers,  132  scholars. 
GRANTVILU:  RELIGIOUS  SOCIETY  (Trinitarian).     Organized    1847.—  Pastor,  Rev. 

Jonathan  Edwards,  settled  March    1,  1S7G;    Deacons,  Ruel  Ware,  George  D.  Ware; 

Clerk  "t   Society,  Frank  L.   Fuller;    Clerk  of  Church,  Flavius  J.  Lake;    Treasurer, 

Henry  L.  Sanderson;  Parish  Committee,  Flavius  J.  Lake,  Hugh  McLeod,  George  D. 

Ware.      Number  of  members,  85.      Supt.  of  Sunday   School,  Henry   L.   Sanderson. 

12  teachers,  90  scholars. 
FIRST  BAPTIST  CHURCH.     Organized  1854. —No    settled  pastor;    Deacons,   William 

Moseley,  Edward  J.  Chadbourno;    Clerk,  Thomas  Sutton;    Treasurer,  John  Moseley. 

Number  of  members,  77.     Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  John  Moseley.     10  teachers,  85 

scholars. 
EVANGELICAL  CONGREGATIONAL   SOCIETY.     Organized   May   6,  1857.  —  Pastor, 

Rev.  J.  E.  M.  Wright, settled  July,  1875;  Deacons,  Nelson  S.  Read,  Alden  Harlow; 

Clerk  of  Society,  William  H.  Crocker;    Clerk  of  Church,  Alden  Harlow;   Treasurer, 


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Nathan  Parker;  Parish  Committee,  Nathan  Parkor,  Levi  Ladd,  John  J.  Morgan. 
Number  of  members,  71.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Nelson  S.  Read.  13  teachors, 
100  scholars. 

UNITARIAN  SOCIETY  OF  GRANTVILLE.  Organized  Feb.  8,  1871.  —  Pastor,  Rev. 
Albert  B.  Vorse,  settled  May  5,  1871;  Clerk,  Charles  Gavett;  Treasurer,  Rebecca 
Eaton;  Parish  Committee,  John  W.  Shaw,  Rebecca  Eaton,  David  C.  Perrin,  Harriet 
P.  Lane,  William  Ilenshaw.  Number  of  rnoinbers,  25.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School, 
the  Pastor.     5  teachers,  40  scholars. 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  SOCIETY,  Highlandville.  Organized  Sept.  20,  1876.— 
Pastor,  Rev.  Gilbert  R.  Bent,  settled  April  1,  1874;  Trustees,  Mark  Lee,  C.  Hiram 
Dewing,  Win.  Carter,  Alex.  Lynes,  C.  G.  Upham,  John  Lee;  Stewards  of  Church, 
Mark  Lee,  John  Tompson,  Wm.  Carter,  Joseph  Poyner,  John  Daiui,  C.  G.  Upham, 
Joseph  Thorp,  Joseph  Langdale;  Cleric  and  Treasurer,  Mark  Lee.  Number  of 
members,  70.     Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Mark  Leo.     18  teachers,  100  scholars. 

ADVENT  SOCIETY.  Organized  1872.— Elder,  S.  G.  Lowe;  Deacon,  Lauren  Kingsbury. 
Number  of  members,  15.     30  scholars  in  Sunday  School. 

ST.  JOHN'S  CHURCH  (Roman  Catholic).  —Pastor,  Rev.  Michael  Dolan. 

KORFOLK. 

CLEAVELAND  RELIGIOUS  SOCIETY  (Trinitarian).     Organized  April  30,  1832.  —  Pas- 

tor,  Rev.  Ephraim  N.  Hidden  supplies.     Deacons,  Levi  Mann,  Lathrop  C.Keith; 

Cleric  of  Society  and  Church,  Lathrop  C.   Keith;    Treasurer  of  Society,  Levi  Blake; 

Treasurer  of  Church,  Lathrop  C.  Keith;   Parish  Committee,    Levi    Mann,  Silas    E. 

Fales,   Asa   B.  Ware.     Number  of  members,  42.      Supt.  of  Sunday  School,   Levi 

Mann.     8  teachers,  45  scholars. 
BAPTIST  SOCIETY.     Organized  1842.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  T.  W.  Clark  supplies.     Deacons, 

Samuel  P.  Blake,  Addison  P.  Morse;    Clerk  of  Society,  Addison  P.  Morse;   Clerk  of 

Church,  William  King;      Treasurer,  Addison  P.  Morse.     Number  of  members,  42. 

Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Henry  II.  Watson.     5  teachers,  40  scholars. 

KOKWOOD. 

FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  AND  SOCIETY  (Trinitarian).  Organized  173G. 
—  Pastor,  Rev.  Joseph  P.  Bixby,  settled  Oct.  1,  18GG;  Deacons,  Lewis  II.  Rhoades, 
Samuel  Morrill;  Clerk  and  Treasurer  of  Society,  Francis  Tinker;  Clerk  of  Church, 
Pastor;  Parish  Committee,  Sidney  E.  Morse,  David  S.  Fogg,  William  Williamson. 
Number  of  members,  145.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Francis  O.  Winslow.  20 
teachers,  165  scholars. 

FIRST  UNIVERSALIST  SOCIETY.  Organized  1828.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  George  Hill,  set- 
tled Feb.  1,  1865;  Deacons,  Willard  Gay,  John  E.  Hartshorn;  Clerk  and  Treas- 
urer of  Society,  Lewis  Day;  Clerk  of  Church,  Charles  E.  Pond;  Parish  Committee, 
Abijah  Whcelock,  Charles  E.  Pond,  William  II.  Pond.  Number  of  members,  50. 
Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Charles  E.  Pond.     17  teachers,  142  scholars. 

NORWOOD  BAPTIST  CHURCH.  Organized  1858. —  Rev.  I.  II.  Gilbert  has  supplied 
since  Sept.,  1870;  Deacon  and  Clerk,  Francis  M.  Baker;  Church  Committee,  Henry 
C.  Morso,  S.  B.  Puilen,  T.  F.  Guy;  Treasurer,  Henry  B.  Baker.  Number  of  mem- 
bers, 75.     Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Edwin  A.  Morse.     9  teachers,  45  scholars. 

ST.  CATHERINE'S  (Roman  Catholic).  Organized  1865.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  John  P.  Bren- 
nan,  Rev.  D.  J.  O'Donovan,  Assistant.  Number  of  members  in  the  Parish  of  Ded- 
ham  and  Norwood,  1800.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Rov.  D.  J.  O'Donovan.  6 
teachers,  GO  children. 


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FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY  (Unitarian).  Organized  1639.  — No  settled  pas- 
tor; Clerk  of  Society,  Wm.  F.  Whitney;  Treasurer,  J.  F.  Faxon;  Parish  Committee, 
John  Q.  A.  Field,  Horace  B.  Spear,  Charles  H.  Porter;  Supt.  of  Sunday  School, 
Charles  A.  Rowland.     30  teachers,  200  scholars. 

CHRIST  CHURCH  (Episcopal).  Organized  1704.  —  Rector,  Rev.  Reginald  H.  Howe, 
settled  Dec.  1,  1871;  Wardens,  William  L.  Wainwright,  Braintree,  and  William 
Greenough,  Quincy;  Vestrymen,  Charles  F.  Shimmin,  of  Ilingham,  Peter  Butler,  of 
Quincy,  Samuel  G.  Wyman,  of  Baltimore,  Arthur  L.  Walker,  of  Braintree,  G.  S. 
Coffin,  of  Quincy ;  Clerk  and  Treasurer,  William  Greenough.  Communicants,  ICO. 
Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  The  Rector.     9  teachers,  120  scholars. 

FIRST  DNIVERSALIST  SOCIETY.  Organized  March  10,  1831.  —Pastor,  Rev.  George 
Wallace  Whitney,  settled  April  1,  1872;  Clerk  of  Society,  John  Moore;  Clerk  of 
Church,  Tho  Pastor;  Treasurer,  Urbane  Cudworth,  Jr. ;  Parish  Committee,  Ebonozer 
Bent,  William  II.  Parker,  Richard  G.  Elliot.  Number  of  members,  76.  Supt.  of 
Sunday  School,  John  Otis  Hall.     24  teachers,   135  scholars. 

METHODIST  CHURCH,  Quincy  Point.  Organized  1831.  —Pastor,  Rev.  S.  L.  Beiler, 
settled  April  1,  1875;  Clerk  of  Society  and  Treasurer,  E.  S.  Starbuck,  Sr.; 
Parish  Committee,  E.  S.  Starbuck,  Jr.,  J.  E.  Hall,  Clarence  Sampson.  Number 
of  members,  50.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  E.  S.  Starbuck,  Jr.  16  teachers,  125 
scholars. 

EVANGELICAL  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY.  Organized  April  5,  1832.  —  Pastor, 
Rev.  Edward  Norton,  settled  Juno  16,  1874;  Deacons,  George  L.  Smalley,  Elbridgo 
Clapp;  Clerk  of  Society  and  Church,  James  L.  Baxter;  Treasurer,  Franklin  Hard- 
wick;  Parish  Committee,  Charles  W.  Carter,  John  O.  Jones,  II.  Walter  Grey.  Num- 
ber of  members,  151.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Charles  W.  Carter.  21  teachers, 
285  scholars. 

FIRST  BAPTIST  CHURCH.  Organized  Feb.  23,  1867.  —  No  settled  pastor;  Deacon, 
Daniel  II.  Bills;  Clerk  of  Church,  Samuel  Graves;  Treasurer,  Daniel  II.  Bills; 
Church  Committee,  D.  II.  Bills,  Samuel  Graves,  Samuel  E.  Johnson,  Robert  Clark. 
Number  of  members,  53.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Frank  II.  Graves.  6  toachors, 
40  scholars. 

ST.  JOHN'S  CHURCH  (Roman  Catholic).  Pastor,  Rev.  Francis  A.  Frigugliotti,  settled 
Feb.,  1868.  Number  of  members,  St.  John's  Church  with  St.  Mary's,  2,200.  Supt. 
of  Sunday  School,  Cornelius  Moynahan.     30  teachers,  250  scholars. 

ST.  MARY'S  CHURCH,  West  Quincy  (Roman  Catholic).  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Francis  A. 
Fri"uglietti,  settled  Feb.,  1868.  Number  of  members,  as  above.  20  teachers  in 
Sunday  School,  200  scholars. 

FIRST  BAPTIST  CHURCB  (Wollaston  Heights).  Organized  July  13,  1871.—  Pastor, 
Rov.  Charlos  II.  Rowo,  settled  April  1,  1874;  Deacons,  Howard  Gannett,  Jones 
Howe,  Josiah  Sparrow;  Clerk  of  Society  and  Church,  W.  W.  Marple;  Treasurer, 
Hi. ward  Gannett;  Parish  Committee,  Pastor,  Deacons,  Lucius  A.  Elliot,  Thomas  B. 
Emery,  W.  W.  Marplo.  Number  of  members,  71.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Howard 
Gannett.     14  teachers,  100  scholars. 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH  (West  Quincy).  Organized  July,  1873.—  Pastor, 
Rov.  Samuel  Kelloy,  sottled  April  28,  1872;  Stewards,  Jonas  Shackloy,  Mayo  P. 
Fuller,  Thomas  Northoot,  Hiram  (i linos;  Trustees,  Jonas  Shackloy,  Mayo  P.  Ful- 
ler, Hiram  Glines,  Enoch  II.  Doblo,  Jonathan  B.  L.  Bartlett,  Alonso  Glines,  Fred- 
eric J.  Fuller,  Thomas  Craig;    Clerk  of  Board  of  Trustees,  Thomas  Craig;   Recording 


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Steward,  Mayo  P.  Fuller;  Treasurer  of  Board  of  Trustees,  Enoch  II.  Doble;  Treas- 
urer of  Church,  M.  P.  Fuller.  Number  of  members,  30;  Supt.  of  Sunday  School, 
Thomas  Craig.     20  teachers  and  officers,  150  scholars. 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH  (Wollaston  Heights).  Organized  Jan.,  1874.  — 
Pastor,  Rev.  Mark  Trafton;  Clerk  of  Society,  Henry  Braden;  Treasurer,  Benjamin 
C.  Barbour.  Number  of  members,  25.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Henry  Braden. 
5  teachers,  40  scholars. 

FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  Wollaston  Heights  (Trinitarian).  Organized 
Nov.  11,  1874. — Pastor,  Rev.  Francis  N.  Zabriskie,  settled  Sept.  15,  1870;  Dea- 
cons, Annes  A.  Lincoln,  Joseph  W.  Lovett;  Clerk  of  Society  and  Collector,  W.  W. 
Betnis;  Treasurer,  A.  A.  Lincoln,  Jr.;  Assessors,  William  W.  Beinis,  Alfred  W. 
Sprague,  Horace  A.  Pinkham,  John  P.  Haynes,  Joseph  W.  Lovett.  Number  of 
members,  30.     Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  A.  A.  Lincoln,  Jr.     10  teachers,  80  scholars. 

RANDOLPH. 

FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  (Orthodox).  Organized  May  28,  1731.— 
Pastor,  Rev.  John  C.  Labaree,  settled  Dec.  14,  18G5;  Deacons,  Oliver  II.  Leach, 
Joseph  Graham;  Clerk  of  Society  and  Treasurer,  Alfred  W.  Whitcomb;  Clerk  of 
Church,  John  V.  Beal;  Parish  Committee,  Royal  W.  Turner,  J.  White  Belcher, 
Benjamin  Dickerman.  Number  of  members,  106.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  George 
H.  Wilkins.     23  teachers,  200  scholars. 

FIRST  BAPTIST  CHURCH.  Organized  1819.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Joseph  C.  Foster,  settled 
Dec,  1872;  Deacons,  Daniel  Alden,  Austin  Roel,  Aaron  A.  Prescott,  John  May, 
Clerk  of  Church  and  Treasurer,  Nathaniel  Howard;  Parish  Committee,  Seth  Mann, 
2d,  Adoniram  Smith,  Charles  Prescott.  Number  of  members,  249.  Supt.  of  Sun- 
day School,  John  May.     17  teachers,  200  scholars. 

ST.  MARY'S  ROMAN  CATHOLIC  CHURCH.  Organized  Dec.  1,  1848.  —Pastor,  Rev. 
James  E.  O'Brien,  settled  June  19,  1873;  Treasurer,  Rev.  James  E.  O'Brien. 
Number  of  members,  1,S00  in  Randolph  and  Holbrook.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School, 
William  Campbell,     35  teachers,  400  scholars. 

SHAROX. 

FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY  (Unitarian).  Organized  1740. —No  settled 
pastor;  Clerk  of  Society,  Charles  Winship;  Treasurer,  George  W.  Gay;  Parish  Com- 
mittee, H.  Augustus  Lothrop,  Albert  G.  llixon,  Lepreletto  Morse. 

BAPTIST  CAURCH.  Organized  October,  1814.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Lyman  Partridge,  settled 
July,  1,  1872;  Deacons,  Barnabas  D.  Capen,  one  vacancy;  Clerk,  Charles  D. 
Dixon;  Treasurer,  Barnabas  D.  Capen;  Parish  Committee,  Samuel  D.  Hitchcock, 
Albert  L.  Felt,  Charles  D.  llixon.  Number  of  members,  63.  Supt.  of  Sunday 
School,  Charles  D.  llixon.     8  teachers,  80  scholars. 

CHRISTIAN  SOCIETY  (Trinitarian).  Organized  1821.  —  Pastor,  Henry  C.  Weston,  set- 
tled Sept.  2,  1874;  Deacons,  Lewis  \V.  Morse,  D.  Webster  Pettee;  Clerk  of  Society, 
William  C.  Myrick;  Clerk  of  Church,  Sanford  Waters  Billings;  Treasurer,  1).  \\\  li- 
ster Pettee;  Parish  Committer.  Win.  R.Mann,  Lewis  W.  M>rse,  George  F.  Gay. 
Number  of  members,  104.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Sanford  Waters  Billings.  14 
teachers,  110  scholars. 

METHODIST    CHURCH.      Organized    187G.  —  No   settled   paster;    Clerk  and   Treasurer, 

John  Wiswall;   Parish  Committee,   William  II.  Hitchcock,  Darius  Aspinwall, 

Burleigh.     Number  of  members,  14.     4  teachers,  35  scholars  in  Sunday  School. 


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STOUGHTOBT. 

UNIVERSALIS!  CHURCH.  Organized  4743. —  Pastor,  Rev.  Henry  B.  Smith,  settled 
1876;  Deacons,  Albert  Johnson,  II.  N.  Tucker,  Robert  Porter;  Clerk  of  Society, 
Jabez  Talbot,  Jr.;  Clerk  of  Church,  Albert  Johnson;  Treasurer,  Consider  South- 
worth ;  Parish  Committee,  J .  Freeman  Ellis,  Robert  Porter,  Consider  South  worth. 
Number  of  members,  85.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Francis  Capen.  34  toachers,  242 
scholars. 

BAPTIST  CHURCH  (East  Stoughton).  Organized  1780.  Pastor,  Rev.  T.  M.  Merri- 
man,  settled  July,  1875;  Deacons,  Charles  Packard,  Marcus  M.  Porter;  Clerk  of 
Society,  Samuel  L.  Crane;  Clerk  of  Church,  William  T.  Page;  Treasurer,  Marcus 
M.  Porter;  Parish  Committee,  William  T.  Page,  Marcus  M.  Porter,  Franklin 
Blanehard.  Number  of  members,  70.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  William  T.  Page. 
9  teachers,  80  scholars. 

FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  AND  SOCIETY  (Trinitarian).  Organized  Dec. 
14,  1825. — Pastor,  Rev.  John  Herbert,  settled  Dec.  21,  187G;  Deacons,  Ebenozer 
Drake,  Nathaniel  Gay;  Clerk  of  Society,  Levi  M.  Flint;  Clerk  of  Church,  William 
D.  Ward;  Treasurer  of  Society,  John  A.  Sawyer;  Treasurer  of  Church,  Levi  M. 
Flint;  Parish  Committee,  Calvin  P.  Guild,  William  D.  Ward,  Edwin  M.  Norton. 
Number  of  members,  132.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Levi  M.  Flint.  22  teachers, 
196  scholars. 

CHURCH*  OF  THE  IMMACULATE  CONCEPTION  (Roman  Catholic).  Organized 
1854.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Thomas  Norris,  settled  Juno  23,  1872.  Number  of  members, 
800.     Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Rev.  Thomas  Norris.     12  toachers,  100  scholars. 

FIRST  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH.  —Pastor,  Rov.  John  Livsey,  settled 
April,  1875;  Stewards,  Edwin  Gay,  Eliphalet  Gay,  Jonathan  Capen,  Nathan  May, 
Isaac  Capen,  U.  Capen  Porter,  Albert  Holmes,  Goorgo  Richmond;  Clerk  of  Society, 
Jason  W.  Drake;  Recording  Steward,  Isaac  Capen;  Treasurer  of  the  Church,  Jon- 
athan Capen;  Treasurer  of  Trustees,  Eliphalet  Gay;  Trustees,  Edwin  Gay,  Elipha- 
let Gay,  Jefferson  May,  Jason  W.  Drake,  Jason  Gill,  Jonathan  Capon,  Albert 
Holmes,  Nathan  May.  Number  of  membors,  128.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Rov. 
John  Livsey.     17  teachers,  176  scholars. 

.METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  SOCIETY  (North  Stodghton).  Organized  Feb.  23,  1873. 
—  Pastor,  Rev.  John  Alfred  Story,  settled  April  1,  1874;  Treasurer,  Herbert  Ray- 
mond; Trustees,  Jonathan  Raymond,  Abram  Jones,  William  Adlington,  Horace 
Wentworth,  Jacob  Luteman.  Number  of  members,  45.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School, 
Benjamin  Tucker.     9  teachers,  80  scholars. 

ST.  MICHAEL'S  ROMAN  CATHOLIC  CHURCH  (at  East  Stoughton).  — In  chargo  of 
Rov.  James  E.  O'Brien,  of  Randolph. 

WALPOLE. 

FIRST  niVCREGATIONAL  SOCIETY  (Unitarian).  Organizod  1730.  —  Pastor,  Rov. 
Frank  P.  Hamblett,  settled  July  1,  1876;  Deacons,  Newrll  Boyden,  Horatio 
Boy  den;  Clerk  of  Society,  James  G.  Scott;  Treasurer,  Washington  Glover;  Parish 
Committee,  Novell  Boyden,  David  E.  Metoalf,  George  A.  Kendall.  Number  <.!' 
members,  50.     Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  James  II.  Leland.     7  teachers,  50  scholars. 


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ORTHODOX  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  AND  SOCIETY.  Organized  Nov.  13, 
1826.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Calvin  G.  Hill,  settled  Sept.  27,  1876;  Deacons,  Willard 
Lewis,  Samuel  E.  Guild;  Clerk  of  Society,  Samuel  Allen;  Clerk  and  Treasurer  of 
Church,  John  Noyes  Sherman;  Treasurer  of  Society,  Melzar  W.  Allen;  Parish  Com- 
mittee, Bradford  Lewis,  Loring  Johnson,  Samuel  E.  Guild.  Number  of  members, 
183.     Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Deacon  Samuel  E.  Guild.     10  teachers,  95  scholars. 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  SOCIETY  (South  Walpole).  Organized  April,  1819.  — 
Pastor,  Rev.  Alfred  C.  Godfrey,  settled  April,  1*75;  Stewards,  Caleb  S.  Ellis, 
Joseph  E.  Pond,  EJsou  C.  Boyden,  Willard  M.  Nottage,  Frank  L\  Kingman, 
Elbridge  P.  Boyden,  Jeremiah  Boyden,  AVilliam  C.  Boyden;  Clerk  and  Treasurtr, 
Edson  C.  Boyden;  Trustees,  Joseph  E.  Pond,  Caleb  S.  Ellis,  Frank  B.  Kingman, 
Elbridge  P.  Boyden,  Edson  C.  Boyden,  Jeremiah  Boyden,  Isaac  H.  Bullard, 
Warren  Shepard,  Wm.  C.  Boyden.  Number  of  members,  72.  Supt.  of  Sunday 
School,  Elbridge  P.  Boyden.     14  teachers,  100  scholars. 

ST.  FRANCIS  (Roman  Catholic).  Organized  1872.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Francis  Gouesse, 
settled  Nov.  17,  1872.  Number  of  members,  600.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School, 
William  Mahoney.     10  teachers,  70  scholars. 

WETMOITH, 

FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH,  North  Weymouth  (Trinitarian).  Organized 
1623.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Franklin  P.  Chapin,  settled  Oct.  22,  1873;  Deacons,  Francis 
E.  Loud,  Francis  F.  Forsaith,  Elnathan  Bates;  Clerk  of  Society,  Samuel  Thompson; 
Clerk  of  Church,  Rev.  F.  P.  Chapin;  Treasurer  of  Society,  Israel  Wildes;  Treasurer 
of  Church,  Francis  Loud;  Parish  Committee,  Francis  E.  Loud,  AVilliam  White, 
Elnathan  Bates.  Number  of  members,  128.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Benjamin  F. 
Richards.     13  teachers,  85  scholars. 

SECOND  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY,  South  Weymouth  (Trinitarian).  Organized 
June  21,  1723.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  George  F.  Stanton,  settled  Oct.  27,  1870;  Deacons, 
Jacob  Loud,  Jason  Holbrook;  Clerk  of  Society,  George  C.  Torrey;  Clerk  of  Church, 
Henry  Dyer;  Treasurer,  B.  Franklin  White;  Parish  Committee,  Augustine  Loud, 
Henry  Dyer,  George  W.  Bates.  Number  of  members,  138.  Supt.  of  Sunday 
School,  William  Dyer.     27  teachers,  259  scholars. 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH  (East  Weymouth).  Organized  1823.  —Pastor,  Rev. 
Samuel  L.  Gracey,  settled  March,  1874;  Clerk  of  Society  and  Church,  Z.  L.  Bicknell; 
Treasurer,  Leavitt  Bates;  Stewards,  Cyrus  Washburn,  Bela  French,  Z.  L.  Bicknell, 
N.  Goodspeed,  J.  N.  L.  Bickuell,  Leavitt  Bates,  Jos.  A.  Cushing,  Charles  W.  Rice, 
John  W.  Bates.     Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Z.  L.  Bicknell.     24  teachers,  230  scholars. 

FIRST  UXIVERSALIST  SOCIETW  Organized  July,  1836.  —Pastor,  Rev.  L.  S.  Crossley  ; 
Deacons,  Joseph  W.  Armington,  Mary  Jane  LaForrest;  Clerk  of  Society  and  Church, 
Henry  A.  Peterson;  Treasurer,  Martin  K.  Pratt;  Parish  Committee,  Elias  Richards, 
David  L.  Sterling,  Peter  II.  Cushing,  George  S.  Baker,  Alexander  Sherman,  Thomas 
B.  Porter,  Joseph  W.  Armington,  Albion  Hall,  George  E.  Porter,  G.  W.  White,  Jr., 
Edwin  P.  Wrorster,  C.  W.  Stovens,  C.  P.  Hunt.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Joseph  W. 
Armington.     10  teachers,  50  scholars. 

UNION  CONGREGATIONAL  SOCIETY',  South  Weymouth  (Trinitarian).  Organized 
June  20,  1842.  — Pastor,  Rev.  James  McLean,  settled  March,  1872,  resigned  July 
1,  1876;  Deacons,  John  S.  Cobb,  Josiah  Reed;  Clerk  of  Society,  Noah  F.  Vining; 
Clerk  of  Church  and  Treasurer,  Orin  B.  Bates;  Parish  Committee,  Josiah  Reed,  Alfred 
Tirrell,  James  Tirrell.  Number  of  members,  120.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Juhu  S. 
Fogg.     18  teachers,  160  scholars. 


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SECOND  UNIVERSALIS!'    SOCIETY  (South  Weymouth).     Organized  March,  1850 

Pastor,  Rev.  Jacob  Baker,  settled  Feb.,  1869;  Deacons,  Joseph  Harding,  Isaac  N. 
Hollis;  Clerk  nf  Society,  John  Elanchard;  Clerk  of  Church,  Jason  Farrington; 
Treasurer,  Joseph  Harding;  Parish  Committee,  Joseph  B.  Howe,  Timothy  A.  Stet- 
son, Elon  Sherman.  Number  of  members,  75.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  David  S. 
Murray.     27  teachers,  132  scholars. 

PILGRIM  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  AND  SOCIETY,  North  Weymouth  (Ortho- 
dox). Organized  March  11,  1852.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  George  Dodson,  settled  Nov.  23, 
1S76;  Deacons,  David  Pratt,  James  Torrey;  Clerk  of  Society,  Henry  A.  Newton; 
Clerk  of  Church,  Thomas  B.  Seabury;  Treasurer,  John  A.  Holbrook;  Parish  Com- 
mittee, James  Torrey,  John  E.  Stoddard,  Edward  Blanchard.  Number  of  members, 
161.     Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Francis  A.  Bickuell.     16  teachers,  152  scholars. 

THIRD  UNIVERSALIST  SOCIETY  (North  Weymouth).  Organized  1S53.  —Pastor,  Rev. 
George  W.  Whitney,  settled  April  1,  1872;  Deacons,  Wilmot  Cleverly,  Daniel 
Cram;  Clerk  of  Society  and  Church,  Augustus  Bcals;  Treasurer,  Elias  S.  Beals; 
Parish  Committee,  Thomas  F.  Cleverly,  Johu  W.  Bartlett,  Daniel  Cram.  Number 
of  members,  29.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Wilmot  Cleverly.  10  teachers,  75 
scholars. 

FIRST  BAPTIST  CHURCH  (East  Weymouth).  Organized  Feb.  7,  1854.  Pastor,  Rev. 
William  C.  Wright,  settled  Sept.  1,  1874;  Deacons,  John  Dizer,  Win.  D.  Farren,  of 
East  Weymouth,  Elias  Vining,  of  South  Weymouth;  Clerk  of  Society  and  Church, 
W.  P.  Sanborn;  Treasurer,  M.  C.  Dizer;  Parish  Committee,  M.  C.  Dizer,  Joshua 
Binney.  Number  of  members,  166.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Win.  D.  Farren. 
13  teachers,  110  scholars. 

CHURCH  OF  THE  SACRED  HEART  OF  JESUS  (Roman  Catholic).  Organized  1859. 
Pastor,  Rev.  Hugh  P.  Smythe,  settled  July  17,  1869;  Sexton,  P.  Whalcn.  Num- 
ber of  members,  700.      Supts.    of  Sunday    School,  P.   Whalon,    Reynolds. 

20  teachers,  250  scholars. 

EAST  WEYMOUTH  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  (Trinitarian).  Organized  Juno  13, 
1860.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  John  A.  Cruzan  supplies;  Di aeons,  Alvah  Raymond,  Jairua 
Sprague,  David  W.  Batos,  Edwin  Howard;  Clerk  of  Society,  Martin  E.  Hawos; 
Clerk  of  Church,  Charles  B.  Cushing;  Treasurer  of  Society,  Nathan  Canterbury; 
Treasurer  of  Church,  E.  B.  Powers;  Parish  Committee,  Nathan  D.  Canterbury,  John 
P.  Lovell,  Alvah  Raymond.  Number  of  members,  243.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School, 
Edwin  Howard.     24  toachors,  257  scholars. 

TRINITY  CHURCH,  Weymouth  (Episcopal).  Organizod  July  7,  1867.  —  Rector,  Rev. 
Samuel  R.  Slack,  settled  Nov.  1,  1874;  Wardens-,  Edward  Avery,  William  Spraguo 
Wallace;  Vestrymen,  Lowis  M.  Pratt,  John  M.  Walsh,  Charles  A.  Chessman, 
Cranmore  N.  Wallace,  F.  Jackson;  Clerk  and  Treasurer,  Lowis  M.  Pratt.  Com- 
municants, 70.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Charles  A.  Chossman.  8  toachers,  65 
scholars. 

CHURCH  OF  ST.  FRANCIS  XAVIER,  South  Weymouth  (Roman  Catholic).  —  Organized 
1870;  Pastor,  Rov.  Hugh  P.  Smythe,  sottlod  July  17,  1870;  Sexton,'  Daniel 
O'Connor.  Number  of  members,  400.  Supts.  of  Sunday  School,  Michael  Logue, 
Peter  llurke.      12  teachers,  1)3  scholars. 

LOVELL'S  CORNER  CHRISTIAN  UNION.  Organized  Nov.  1,  1872.  —No  settled  pas- 
tor. Deacon,  Asa  P.  Whitman;  Clerk  of  Society,  Bradford  Hawes;  Clerk  if  Church 
nit, I  Treasurer,  Asa  P.  Whitman;  Parish  Committee,  Asa  P.  Whitman.  Number  of 
members,  34.     Supt.  of  Sunday  School,    Bradford  llawes.     7  teachers,  52  scholars. 

ClIl.-RCIl  OF  THE  IMMACULATE  CONCEPTION  (Roman  Catholic),  East  Wey- 
mouth.     Organized  1872.  —  Pastor,  Rev.  Hugh  P.  Smythe,  settled  1872;   Sexton, 


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Robert  Mackintosh.      Number  of  members,  550.      Su.pt.  of  Sunday  School,  John 
Hughes.     IT  teachers,  144  scholars. 

WREXTHAM. 

ORIGINAL  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  (Trinitarian).  Organized  April  13,  1G92. 
—  Pastor,  Rev.  William  R.  Tompkins,  settled  Oct.  15,  1SCG;  Deacons,  William  E. 
Pond,  William  S.  Ido,  Benjamin  N.  Shepard,  George  E.  Blake;  Clerk  of  Society, 
Nathan  Fales;  Clerk  of  Church,  William  M.  Proctor;  Treasurer  of  Society,  David 
T.  Stone;  Treasurer  of  Church,  William  S.  Ido;  Parish  Committee,  The  Pastor, 
Deacons,  Clerk,  and  Artemas  Aldrioh,  Edson  W.  George,  Charles  P.  Kendall. 
Number  of  members,  185.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  William  E.  Pond.  18 
teachers,  140  scholars. 

SHELDONVILLE  BAPTIST  SOCIETY.  Organized  17G9. —No  settled  pastor;  Deacons, 
Jesse  Miller,  A.  Fonner  Hawkins,  Daniel  M.  Hancock,  Jr. ;  Clerk  of  Society  and 
Treasurer,  Georgo  S.  Hancock;  Clerk  of  Church,  Joshua  L.  Grant;  Parish  Commit- 
tee, Daniel  M.  Hancock,  Jr.,  Warren  Rhodes,  Allen  R.  Ray.  Number  of  members, 
108.      Supt.  of  Sunday  School,  Albert  Follett.     8  teachers,  50  scholars. 

TRINITY  CHURCH  (Episcopal).  Organized  Juno  6,  1S04.  —  No  settled  rector; 
Wardens,  David  Newlaud  Falos,  Elijah  Pond;  Vestrymen,  C.  S.  Doggett,  William 
B.  Nolan,  James  E.  Pollard,  David  T.  Stone,  Thomas  A.  George;  Clerk,  Charles  J. 
Randall;  Treasurer,  David  T.  Stone.  Communicants,  30.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School, 
The  rector  supplying.     5  teachers,  30  scholars. 

ST.  MARY'S  ROMAN  CATHOLIC  CHURCH.  Organized  1872.  —Pastor,  Rev.  Francis 
Gouesse,  settled  Nov.  17,  1872.  Number  of  members,  90.  Supt.  and  Teacher  of 
Sunday  School,  Mary  Hopkins.     Number  of  scholars,  15. 


PUBLIC    LIBRARIES. 


THAYER    PUBLIC    LIBRARY,    BRAIXTREE. 

Founded  by  Gen.  Sylvanus  Thayer.     Library  building,  of  brick,  will  be  finished  in  1S77. 
Trustees,  Asa  French,  Chairman;   Francis  A.   Hobart,   Henry  A.  Johnson,  N.  II.  Hunt, 
N.   F.   T.  Hayden;   Librarian,  Miss   Abby   L.   Arnold.     Present   number  of   volumes  in 
library,  3,000. 

BROOHLIAE    PUBLIC    LIBRARY. 

Established  1857. 

President,  Thomas  Parsons;  Secretary,  George  M.  Towle;  Treasurer,  Charles  D.  Head: 
Trustees,  Thomas  Parsons,  Robert  Amory,  R.  G.  F.  Candage,  Alfred  Chandler,  Augustine 
ShurtlclT,  Charles  H.  Drew,  Clement  K.  Fay,  H.  X.  Brown,  Henry  V.  Poor,  Charles  D. 
Head,  George  M.  Towle,  James  M.  Codman;  Librarian,  Miss  Mary  A.  Bean;  Assistant 
Librarians,  Miss  Amelia  A.  Woods,  Miss  Clara  A.  Woods.     Number  of  volumes,  20,000. 


68  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


DEDHAM    PUBLIC    LIBRARY. 

Incorporated  1872. 

(This  is  a  private  corporation,  but  giving  tho  free  use  of  books  and  reading-room  to  the 
citizens  of  the  town,  receiving  therefor  $830  a  year  from  the  town.) 

President,  Alfred  Hewins;  Clerk,  Henry  0.  Ilildreth;  Treasurer,  Henry  W.Richards; 
Trustees,  Alfred  Ilowins,  Carlos  Slafter,  Edward  Stimson,  Thomas  L.  Wakefield,  Henry 
0.  Ilildreth,  Royal  0.  Storrs,  Henry  W.  Richards,  A.  W.  Lamson,  Daniel  Goodwin;  Libra- 
rian, Miss  Frances  M.  Mann;  Assistant,  Miss  Mary  W.  Haskell.  Permanent  invested 
fund,  $8,27,3.     Number  of  volumes,  5, GOO. 

BOIDES    LIBRARY,    FOXBOROUGH. 

Established  1870. 
Trustees,  William  Carpenter,  President;   W.   E.  Horton,  Secretary;    Benj.  B.  Shepard, 
A.  Thomas  Starkey,  David  Carpenter,  Carmi  Richmond ;  Librarian,  Miss  Sarah  A.  DoulLttle. 
Number  of  volumes,  2,390. 

FRANKLIN  LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION. 

Established  1858.     Incorporated  1872. 
Directors,  Henry  M.  Greene,  President;  Joseph  G.  Ray,  Vice-President;  A.  A.  Russegue, 
Clerk;   Waldo  Daniels,  Librarian;    George  King,  Monroe  Morse,  William  Rockwood,  S. 
W.  Squire,  William  M.  Thayer,  George  W.  Wiggin,  A.  St.  John  Chambre,  H.  C.  Crane. 
Number  of  volumes,  2,700. 

HOLBROOK  PUBLIC   LIBRARY. 

Established  187-4. 
Trustees,  John  Underhay,  Georgo  N.  Spear,  J.  B.  Kingsbury;  Librarian,  Z.  A.  French. 
Numbor  of  volumes,  2,500. 

ITYOE  PARK  FREE  PUBLIC   LIBRARY. 

Established  March  4,  1S74. 
Trustees,  Theodore  D.  Wold,  Chairman;    Gordon   II.    Nott,  Secretary  and    Treasurer; 
Perley  B.  Davis,  Francis  C.  Williams,  Isaac  II.  Gilbert,  William  J.  Corcoran,  Edward  M. 
Lancaster,    Edwin    C.    Aldrich,    Charles    W.    W.    Wellington;     Librarian,   Mrs.    II.    N.- 
Thompson.    Number  of  volumes,  5,300. 

MEDFIELB   PUBLIC    LIBRARY. 

Organized  1812. 
Trustees,  Georgo  Cummings,  Isaac  Fisko,  John  II.  Richardson;  Librarian,  Miss  Mary  A. 
Sewall.     Number  of  volumos,  1,000. 

DEAN   LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION,    MEDWAT. 

Founded  by  Dr.  Oliver  Dean.     Incorporated  18G0. 
President,  Milton  M.  Fishei ';    Clerk  and  Treasurer,  Orion  A.  Mason;   Directors,  Rufus  K. 
Harlow,  Clark  Partridge,  Edward  Eaton,  Wm.   II.  dry,  A.  L.  B.  Monroe,  H.  E.  Mason, 
A.  S.  Harding;  Librarian,  L.  H..Metoalf.     Number  of  volumes,  2,000. 

MILTON   Pi:BLIC   LIBRARY. 

Organized  1871. 
Trustees,  James  M.   Robbins,   Chairman;    Amor  L.  Hollingsworth,   Secretary;    Georgo 
Voso,    Treasurer;    John  II.  Morison,    Albort   K.    Toole,   Edward   L.    Pierce,    Goorgo    K. 


SAVIXGS   BANKS.  69 

Gannett,  Edwin  D.  Wadsworth,  William  B.  Weston;   Librarian,  Miss  Jennie  E.  Emerson. 
Number  of  volumes,  6,500. 

JVORWOOD  PUBLIC   LIBRARY. 

Organized  1873. 
Trustees,   Ward  L.    Gay,    Chairman;    Rev.    George   Hill,    Secretary;    Francis   Tinker, 
Treasurer  and  Librarian;   llev.  Edwin  Bromley,  Herbert  F.  Morse,  Rev.  Joseph  P.  Bixby. 
Number  of  volumes,  2,300. 

QUIXCY  PUBLIC   LIBRARY. 

Organized  1871. 
Trustees,  Charles  F.  Adams,  Jr.,  President;   H.   A.  Keith,  Secretary;   Henry  Barker, 
Treasurer;  Charles  A.  Fuster,  L.  W.  Anderson,  Edward  Whicher;  Acting  Librarian,  Miss 
A.  L.  Bumpus.     Number  of  volumes,  10,000. 

TURXER    LIBRARY,    RANDOLPH. 

Founded  by  heirs  of  Royal  Turner,  1875. 
President,  Seth  Turner;  Vice-President,  J.  White  Belcher;  Treasurer,  Royal  W.  Turner; 
Secretary,  Gilbert  A.  Tolman;  Trustees,  Rev.  John  C.  Labaree,  Rev.  John  C.  Foster,  Rev. 
James  E.  O'Brien,  Daniel  Howard,  John  T.  Flood,  Benjamin  Dickerman,  John  V.  Beal, 
John  L.  French,  Seth  Mann,  2d,  Sidney  French,  Nath'l  Howard;  Librarian,  Dr.  Charles  C. 
Farnham.     Number  of  volumes,  3,000. 

STOUGHTOrV    PUBLIC    LIBRARY. 

Organized  March  0,  1874. 
Trustees,  J.  Freeman  Ellis,  Henry  Fitzpatrick,  Henry  C.  Kimball,  Christopher  Farrell, 
Wales  French;   Librarian, .     Number  of  volumes,  2,000. 

WALPOLE  PUBLIC  LIBBARY. 

Organized  March,  1876. 
Trustees,  George  A.  Kendall,  Miss  Mary  R.  Bird,  Henry  E.  Craig,  Mrs.  Melzar   Allen, 
Silas  E.  Stone,  Hugh  Clinton;  Librarian,  Mr.  F.  0.  Pillsbury.     Number  of  volumes,  1,200. 


SAYIXGS    BAXKS. 


BRAIATREE    SAVINGS    15AXH. 

Incorporated  March  21,  1870. 
President,  E.  A.  Ilollingsworth ;   Vice-Presidents,  B.  F.  Dyer,  D.  II.  Bates,  Norton  Pratt; 
Trusues,  D.  II.  Bates,  F.  A.  Hobart,  X.  II.  Hunt,  S.  S.  French,  P.  D.  Hoibrook,  Asa  French, 
B.  F.  Dyer,  X.  Eugeno    Ilollis,   Jus.   Dyer,   Jr.;    Srrrrtury   and    Treasurer,    C.    11.    Hobart. 
Number  of  depositors,  Oct.  31,  18.76,  3  j0.     Amount  of  deposits,  $75,004.24. 


70  NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 


BROOK1LINE    SAVINGS    BANK. 

Incorporated  Feb.  24,  1871. 
President,  Edward  Atkinson;  Vice-Presidents,  Charles  D.  Head,  Alfred  Kenrick,  Jr., 
William  A.  Wellman;  Trustees,  John  C.  Abbott,  Austin  W.  Benton,  Philip  Duffey,  Horace 
James,  Charles  II.  Stearns,  Benjamin  F.  Baker,  James  Driscoll,  J.  Anson  Guild,  Martin 
Kingman,  James  M.  Seamans,  Moses  Williams,  Jr. ;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Frederick 
W.  Prescott.  Number  of  depositors,  Oct.  31,  1876,  1,050.  Amount  of  deposits,  Oct.  31, 
1876,  $163,710.84. 

CANTON    INSTITUTION    FOR    SAVINGS. 

Incorporated  1835. 
President,  Charles  H.  French;  Vice-Presidents,  Oliver  S.  Chapman,  Charles  Endicott; 
Trustees,  Ellis  Ames,  V.  J.  Messingor,  Geo.  E.  Downes,  James  S.  Shepard,  Nath'l  Dunbar, 
J.  Mason  Everett,  Wm.  Mansfield,  Nath'l  Bent,  F.  G.  Webstor,  all  of  Canton;  Secretary 
and  Treasurer,  Francis  W.  Deane.  Number  of  depositors,  Oct.  31,  1876,  1,225.  Amount 
of  deposits,  Oct.  31,  1876,  $323,735.76. 

COHASSET     SAVINGS    BANK. 

Incorporated  Feb.  28,  1845. 
President,  Martin  Lincoln;  Trustees,  Thomas  N.  Tower,  Newcomb  Bates,  J.  Q.  A. 
Lothrop,  A.  II.  Tower,  Jr.,  Edward  E.  Tower,  Charles  II.  Willard,  Zaccheus  Rich,  John 
W.  Bates,  Morgan  B.  Stetson,  Thomas  M.  Smith,  Louis  N.  Lincoln,  Philander  Bates,  all 
of  Cohasset;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Levi  N.  Bates.  Number  of  depositors,  Oct.  31, 
1876,  960.     Amount  of  deposits,  Oct.  31,  1876,  $387,110.95. 

DEDHAJI    INSTITUTION    FOB    SAVINGS. 

Incorporated  May,  1831. 
President,  Thomas  Barrows;  Vice-Presidents,  William  Bullard,  Waldo  Colburn;  Trustees, 
Francis  Guild,  Erastus  Worthington,  Henry  W.  Richards,  Eliphalot  Stone,  Augustus  B. 
Endicott,  Ezra  W.  Taft,  Joseph  Fisher,  Josophus  G.  Taft,  Chauncoy  C.  Churchill,  William 
Ames,  2d,  Edward  Stimson,  Royal  0.  Storrs,  all  of  Dedham;  Clerk  and  Treasurer,  Calvin 
Guild.  Number  of  depositors,  Oct.  31,  1876,  3,596.  Amount  of  deposits,  Oct.  31,  1876, 
$1,184,247.70. 

FOXBOROUGII     SAVINGS    BANK. 

Incorporated  1855. 
President,  Otis  Cary;  Trustees,  Carmi  Richmond,  Charles  W.  Hodges,  C.  Clark  Sumner, 
Elisha  White,  Eli  Phelps,  Albort  Fisher,  James  Capon,  L.  B.  Wilbur,  W.  P.  Turner, 
C.  Calvin  Sumner,  W.  11.  Cobb,  A.  II.  Messenger,  Charles  Capon,  M.  Ryan,  Lewis  Pond, 
W.  B.  Crocker,  Albert  L.  Pond,  William  II.  Young,  Isaac  P.  Carpenter,  Henry  C.  Wil- 
liams, all  of  Foxborough;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  James  F.  Leonard.  Number  of 
depositors,  Oct.  31,  1876,  882.     Amount  of  deposits,  Oct.  31,  187*,  $229,130.89. 

BKNJAMIN    FRANKLIN  SAVINGS   BAIVK,   FRANKLIN. 

Incorporated  1871. 

President,   Davia   Thayer,  Jr.;    Vice-Presidents,  Henry  M.  Greeno,  James  M.  Freeman, 

James  I*.  Ray,  Albert  B.  Daniels,  Daniel  A.  Cook,  A.  II.  Morse;  Trustees,  Joseph  G.  Ray, 

A.  A.  Fletcher,  E.   II.   Bherman,   Waldo  Daniols,  J.   L.  Fitzpatrick,   Erastus  L.   Metcalf, 

Joseph  Harrod,  Win.  B.  Nolon,   William  E.   Whiting,  C.  W.  Stewart,  Hugh  MeParland, 


SAVINGS   BANKS.  71 

John  P.  Farmer,  F.  L.  Metcalf,  Henry  R.  Jenks,  George  W.  Wiggin,  E.  P.  Chapman,  of 
Franklin;  Calvin  Fairbanks,  C.  H.  Cutler,  of  Bellingham;  George  Sheldon,  of  Wrentham; 
Josiah  Ware  of  Norfolk;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  C.  W.  Stewart.  Number  of  depositors, 
Oct.  SI,  1876,  1,113.     Amount  of  deposits,  Oct.  31,  1876,  $222,852.84. 

HYDE   PARK    SAVIXGS    BANK. 

Incorporated  March  8,  1871. 
President,  Charles  F.  Gerry;  Vice-Presidents,  Henry  Grew,  J.  E.  Piper,  Rev.  Amos 
Webster,  D.D.,  A.  II.  Brainard;  Trustees,  Henry  Blasdale,  Robert  Bleakie,  Orin  T.  Gray, 
Ezra  G.  Perkins,  Rinaldo  Williams,  Alfred  Downing,  Wilbert  J. Case,  William  J.  Stuart, 
J.  J.  Brown,  Jairus  Pratt,  John  M.  Twichell,  Nathaniel  Shepard,  Edward  S.  Hathaway, 
George  C.  Silsbury,  Levi  A.  Runnells;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Henry  S.  Bunton. 
Number  of  depositors,  Oct.  31,  1876,  432.    Amount  of  deposits,  Oct.  31,  1876,  $60,004.41. 

MEDWAY    SAVIAGS    BA3TK. 

Incorporated  Feb.  20,  1871. 
President,  Milton  M.  Fisher;  Trustees,  Clark  Partridge,  Edward  Eaton,  Wales  Kimball, 
Jamos  O'Donnell,  A.  P.  Phillips,  A.  M.  B.  Fuller,  D.  J.  Hastings,  Wm.  H.  Cary,  M.  M. 
Fisher,  James  Lacroix,  Charles  F.  Daniels,  Willard  P.  Clark,  Charles  II.  Deans,  of  Medway; 
Charles  Haniant,  of  Medfield,  S.  W.  Richardson,  of  Franklin;  Henry  Trowbridge,  of  Nor- 
folk; Secretary,  Charles  II.  Deans;  Treasurer,  Orion  A.  Mason.  Number  of  depositors,  Oct. 
31,  1876,  770.     Amount  of  deposits,  Oct.  31,  1876,  $160,161.72 

XEEDHAJI     SAVIXGS    BVAIt. 

Incorporated  1874. 
President,  Galen  Orr;  Vice-Presidents,  George  White,  Charles  E.  Keith,  Ephraim  Wil- 
son, Henry  Billings,  Enos  H.  Tucker,  Joseph  E.  Fiske;  Trustees,  Matthias  Mills,  Levi 
Ladd,  Dexter  Kingsbury,  Charles  E.  Keith,  Alexander  Lynes,  Bradford  Curtis,  Charles  C. 
Greenwood,  George  White,  Henry  Billings,  Enos  II.  Tucker,  Solomon  Flagg,  Joseph  E. 
Fiske,  William  R.  Mills,  James  Mackintosh,  of  Needham;  Ephraim  Wilson,  Josiah  Whit- 
ing, of  Dover;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Emory  Grover.  Number  of  depositors,  Oct.  31, 
1876,  237.     Amount  of  deposits,  Oct.  31,  1876,  $28,017.34. 

QTJIA'CY   SAVIXGS  BAAK. 

Incorporated  1845. 
President,  Edward  Turner;  Vice-President,  Israel  W.  Munroe;  Trustees,  Daniel  Baxter, 
Noah  Cummings,  Whitcomb  Porter,  George  A.  Brackett,  Charles  A.  Ilowland,  Horace  B. 
Spear,  John  D.  Whicher,  John  Quincy  Adams,  Daniel  H.  Bills,  George  B.  Wendell,  all  of 
Quiney;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  George  L.  Gill.  Number  of  depositors,  Oct.  31,  1876, 
3,526.     Amount  of  deposits,  Oct.  31,  1876,  $1,287,671.31. 

RANDOLPH   SAVINGS    B  Wit. 

Incorporated  April,  1851. 
President,  J.  Whito  Belcher;  Vice-Presidents,  Royal  W.  Turner,  of  Randolph,  Thomas 
White,  of  Boston;  Trustees,  Alfred  W.  Whitcomb,  Richard  Stevens,  Daniel  Howard,  John 
L.  French,  J.  Winsor  Pratt,  Charles  Harris,  Nathaniel  Howard,  Sidney  French,  Benjamin 
Dickerwan,  all  of  Randolph;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Seth  Turner.  Number  of  depositors, 
Oct.  31,  1876,  2,156.     Amount  of  deposits,  Oct.  31,  1876,  $821,617.77. 


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WEYMOUTH   SAVINGS   BAJVK. 

Incorporated  1S33. 
President,  James  Humphrey;  Vice-Presidents,  Jatnes  Jones,  Elias  Richards,  of  Wey- 
mouth; Jonathan  French,  Naaman  L.  White,  of  Braintree;  Directors,  Albert  Humphrey, 
James  Torrey,  Benjamin  T.  Dowse,  John  P.  Lovell,  Francis  Ambler,  Levi  W.  Hobart, 
Stephen  W.  Nash,  E.  Athorton  Hunt,  Francis  P.  Forsaith,  John  J.  Loud,  all  of  Weymouth; 
Clerk  and  Treasurer,  A.  S.  White.  Number  of  depositors,  Oct.  31,  1876,  2,460. 
Amount  of  deposits,  Oct.  31,  1876,  $899,281.07. 

SOUTH  WEYMOUTH   SAVINGS   BANK. 

Incorporated  March,  1SG8. 
President,  Albeit  Tirrell ;  Vice-President,  Oran  White;  Trustees,  Albert  Tirrell,  Oran 
White,  John  S.  Cobb,  Jacob  Loud,  Thomas  J.  Nash,  Joseph  Dyer,  Eri  T.  Joy,  B.  F. 
Whito,  D.  S.  Murray,  C.  C.  Tower,  Jason  Holbrook,  William  Dyer,  Elon  Sherman,  C.  C. 
Blanchard,  all  of  South  Weymouth;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  B.  F.  White.  Number  of 
depositors,  Oct.  31,  1876,  905.     Amount  of  deposits,  Oct.  31,  1876,  $373,326.34. 

EAST  WEYMOUTH  FIVE   CENTS   SAVINGS   BANK. 

Incorporated  Feb.  14,  1872. 
President,  John  P.  Lovell;  Trustees,  John  P.  Lovell,  Joseph  Totman,  Z.  L.  Bicknell, 
Cyrus  Washburn,  Alvah  Raymond,  David  Tucker,  George  W.  Fay,  Peter  W.  French,  II, 
F.  Bicknell,  Joseph  Rogers,  Bela  French,  Isaac  Reed,  Jr.,  J.  II.  Clapp,  Elnathan  Bates, 
Nathan  D.  Canterbury,  C.  H.  Pratt,  M.  C.  Dizer,  all  of  Weymouth;  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  N.  Canterbury.  Numbor  of  depositors,  Oct.  31,  1876,  384.  Amount  of 
deposits,  Oct.  31,  1876,  $69,739.50. 


NATIONAL    BANKS. 


NEPONSET    NATIONAL,     BANK,    CANTON. 

Incorporated  as  a  State  Bank,  1836.     Reorganized  as  a  National  Bank,  1865. 

President,  Charles  II.  French  (since  1851);    Cashier,  Francis  W.  Deano  (since  1845); 

Directors,  Charles  11.   French,  Oliver  S.  Chapman,  V.  J.  Mossongor,  Ooorgo  E.  Downes, 

Charles  Endicott,  of  Canton;    II.   Augustus  Lothrop,  of  Sharon;  J.  Freeman  Ellis,  of 

Stoughton.     Capital,  $250,000.     Paid  during  the  year  two  dividends  of  five  per  cent.  each. 

DEDHAJM    NATIONAL    BANK,    DEDHiM. 

Incorporated  as  a  State  Bank,  1814.     Reorganized  as  a  National  Bank,  1865. 
President,  E/.ra  \V.  Taftj    Cashier,   Lewis    II.   Kingsbury;   Directors,  Ezra  W.  Taft,  Ira 
Cleveland,  Joseph  Bay,  Joseph  Fisher,  Lewis  II.  Kingsbury,  Waldo  Colburn,  William  Bul- 
lard.     Capital,  $300,000.     Paid  during  the  year  two  dividends:    ono  of  four  per  cout.,  and 
one  of  threo  per  cent. 


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FRAAKXIRT    JVATIORTAI,    BAIYK,    FRAXKLO. 

Incorporated  at  Blackstone,  Mass.,  as  tho  Worcester  County  Bank,  in  1S50.  Reorganized 
as  a  National  Bank  in  1S04,  and  removed  to  Franklin  in  1871. 
President,  James  P.  Ray;  Cashier,  Moses  Farnum;  Directors,  James  P.  Ray,  Henry  M. 
Greene,  J.  P.  Daniels,  Davis  Thayer,  Jr.,  A.  II.  Morse,  A.  A.  Russegue,  Joseph  G.  Ray, 
all  of  Franklin.  Capital,  $200,000.  Paid  two  dividends  of  five  and  four  per  cent,  during 
the  year.  e 

AATIOZYAt,    GRAXITE    BAA'K,    QFIXCY. 

Incorporated  as  a  State  Bank,  1S36.       Reorganized  as  a  National  Bank,  18G4. 
President,  Charles  Marsh;    Cashier,  II.  F.  Claflin;   Directors,  Charles  Marsh,  John  Faxon, 
Charles  R.  Mitchell,  John  D.  Whicher,  of  Quincy ;  Jesse  Bunton,  of  Milton  ;  James  Torrey, 
Alezis  Torrey,  of  Weymouth.     Capital,  $150,000.     Paid  two  dividends  of   four  per  cent, 
each  during  the  year. 

IVATIOAAL    MOIAT     WOrXASTOJf    BAAK    OF    QFIACY. 

Incorporated  as  a  State  Bank,  1853.     Reorganized  as  a  National  Bank,  18G4. 
President,  Joseph  W.  Robertson;    Cashier,  Horace  B.  Spear;   Directors,  Joseph  W.   Rob- 
ertson,  Edward  Turner,  Elcazer  Frederick,   Lemuel   Baxter,   Israel   W.   Munroe,  A.  W. 
Russell,  of  Quincy;  Elias  S.  Beals,  of  Weymouth.     Capital,  $150,000.     Paid  two  dividends 
of  six  and  five  per  cent,  during  tho  year. 

RAAOOEPII     A'ATIORTAIi     BARJK,    RANDOLPH. 

Incorporated  as  a  State  Bank,  1836.     Reorganized  as  a  National  Bank,  18G4. 
President,  Royal   W.   Turner;    Vice-President,  Seth  Turner;    Cashier,  C.   G.   Hathaway; 
Directors,  Royal  W.  Turner,  Seth  Turner,  Eb^nezer  Alden,  Abiel  Howard,  David  Burrill, 
J.  Winsor  Pratt.     Capital,  $200,000.     Paid  two  dividends  of  six  per  cent,  each  during  the 
year. 

TAIOX  RATIONAL  BASK  OF  WETMOfTH. 
Originally  the  Union  Bank  of  Weymouth  and  Braintree,  and  incorporated  March  IT,  1832. 
Reorganized  as  a  National  Bank  under  its  present  name,  Sept.  6,  18G4. 
President,  Albert  Humphrey ;  Cashier,  John  J.  Loud;  Directors,  Albert  Humphrey,  James 
Jones,  Thomas  Humphrey,  M.  C.  Dizer,  John  P.  Lovell,  Minot  Tirrell,  Amos  L.  White, 
Edwin  P.  Worster,  of  Weymouth;  Jonathan  French,  of  Braintree.  Capital,  $400,000. 
Paid  during  the  year  two  dividends:  one  of  three  and  one-half  per  cent.,  and  one  of  three 
per  cent. 

FIRST    IVATIOAAT,    BARK    OF    SOUTH    WETMOUTH. 

Organized  Nov.,  1864. 

President,  John  S.  Fogg;  Vice-President,  Josiah  Reed;  Cashier,  Benjamin  F.  White; 
Assistant  Cashier,  J.  H.  Stetson;  Directors,  John  S.  Fogg,  Josiah  Beed,  Loring  Tirrell, 
Alfred  Tirrell,  James  Tirrell,  C.  C.  Blanehard,  B.  F.  White,  all  of  Weymouth.  Capital, 
$150,000.     Paid  during  tho  year  two  dividends  of  four  per  cent.,  each. 

THE    RATIO\AL     BARK    OF    WBERTHAM. 

Incorporated  1833.     Reorganized  as  a  National  Bank,   18G5. 

President,  Daniel  A.  Cook;  Cashier,  F.  N.  Plympton ;  Directors,  Daniel  A.  Cook, 
Thomas  Proctor,  of  Wrentham;  Otis  Cary,  Foxboro;   Davis  Thayer,  Franklin;  S.  Rich- 


74  NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 

ardson,  Attleborough.  Capital,  $105,000,  in  1,500  shares;  par  value,  $70  per  share.  Paid 
during  the  year,  two  dividends:  one  of  three  dollars  a  share,  and  one  of  three  per  cent,  on 
par  value.  • 

INSURANCE     COMPANIES. 


COHASSET  MUTUAL  FIRE  INSURANCE  COMPANY.     Incorporated  March  18,  1845. 

—  President,  Martin  Lincoln;  Secretary,  J.  Q.  A.  Lothrop;  Treasurer,  Abraham 
H.  Tower;  Directors,  Martin  Lincoln,  Loring  Bates,  Isaac  Kent,  Warren  Willcutt, 
Thomas  Smith,  James  Creed,  Zaccheus  Rich,  Ephraim  Snow,  Louis  N.  Lincoln,  all 
of  Cohasset. 

NORFOLK  MUTUAL  FIRE  INSURANCE  COMPANY.  Located  at  Dedham.  Incor- 
porated 1825.  —  President  and  Treasurer,  Ira  Cleveland;  Secretary,  George  D.  Gor- 
don; Directors,  Ira  Cleveland,  Joseph  Fisher,  William  Ames,  2d,  Dedham;  Luther 
Metcalf,  Medway;  Eleazer  J.  Bispham,  Dorchester;  William  Mansfield,  Canton; 
Lyman  Smith,  Norwood;   George  B.  Faunce,  Roxbury;  J.  White  Belcher,  Randolph. 

WEYMOUTH  AND  BRAINTREE  MUTUAL  FIRE  INSURANCE  COMPANY.  Incor- 
porated Feb.  20,  1833.  — President,  Naaman  L.  White;  Secretary,  Elias  Richards; 
Directors,  Naaman  L.  White,  Joseph  R.  Frasier,  Braintree;  Elias  S.  Beals,  Richard 
A.  Hunt,  Thomas  B.  Porter,  Elias  Richards,  Z.  L.  Bicknell,  Jacob  Loud,  Wey- 
mouth;  F.  P.  Howland,  Abington. 

DEDHAM  MUTUAL  FIRE  INSURANCE  COMPANY.     Incorporated  1837.  —  President 
and  Treasurer,  Ira  Cleveland;   Secretary,  George  D.  Gordon;   Directors,  Ira  Cleve 
land,  Waldo  Colburn,  Ezra  W.  Taft,  Lewis  II.  Kingsbury,  Dedham;   Eleazer  J 
Bispham,  Dorchester;    William  Mansfield,  Canton;  Georgo  B.   Faunco,  Roxbury 

QUINCY  MUTUAL  FIRE  INSURANCE.  COMPANY.      Incorporated  March  22,    1851 

—  President  and  Treasurer,  Israel  W.  Munroe;  Secntary,  Charles  A.  Howland 
Directors,  Israel  W.  Munroe,  Whitcoinb  Porter,  William  B.  Duggan,  Thomas  Cur 
tis,  Charles  A.  Howland,  John  Hardwick,  Quincy;  Alfred  Loring,  Hingham 
George  Marston,  New  Bedford;  H.  W.  Blanchard,  Dorchestor;  Sumner  A.  Hay 
ward,  Brockton;  Royal  W.  Turner,  Randolph;  Solomon  J.  Beal,  Cohasset;  Charles 
Breck,  Milton;  J.  Alba  Davis,  West  Roxbury;  J.  F.  C.  Hyde,  Newton;  John 
Gates,  Worcester. 


GAS   COMPANIES. 


BROOKLINE  GAS  COMPANY.  Incorporated  1853.  —  President,  John  C.  Abbott;  Clerk, 
George  F.  Homer;  Treasurer,  D.  W.  Salisbury;  Directors,  John  C.  Abbott,  William 
A.  Wellman,  Edward  S.  Philbrick,  D.  W.  Salisbury,  Austin  W.  Benton,  Robert 
Amory,  B.  F.  Ricker.  Capit;il,  $350,000.  Paid  two  dividends  during  the  year 
amounting  to  six  and  a  half  por  cent. 

DEDHAM  AND  HYDE  PARK  GAS  COMPANY.  Dedham  Gas  Company  incorporated 
1853.  Namo  changed,  as  above,  1871. — President,  Joseph  W.  Clark;  Clerk  and 
Treasurer,  C.  A.  Taft;  Directors,  Joseph  W.  Clark,  Henry  W.  Richards,  Charlea 
Van  Brunt.     Capital,  $125,000. 

CITIZEN'S'  GAS  LIGHT  COMPANY  OF  QUINCY.  Incorporated  I860.  —  President  and 
Treasurer,  Edward  II.  Dewson;  Directors,  Edward  H.  Dowson,  Stedman  Williams, 
John  S.  Wiliiams.     Capital,  $12,500. 


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COLLEGES,   ACADEMIES,  ETC. 


WELLESLEY    COLLEGE,    IVEEOSIAM. 

Incorporated  March  IT,  1870,  as  Wellesley  Femalo  Seminary,  for  tho  purpose  of  giving 
to  young  women  opportunities  for  education  equivalent  to  those  usually  provided  in 
colleges  for  young  men.     Name  changed,  March  7,  1S73. 

BOARD   OF  TRUSTEES. 

Rev.  Noah  Porter,  D.D.,  President  of  Yale  College,  President;  Rev.  Howard  Crosby,  D.D., 
Chancellor  of  the  University  of  the  City  of  New  York,  Vice-President;  Rev.  John  Hall,  D.D., 
New  York;  Rev.  Alexander  H.  Vinton,  D.D.,  Boston;  Rev.  William  P.  Warren,  D  D., 
President  of  Bostou  University;  Rev.  Joseph  Cummings,  D.D.,  of  Wesleyan  University, 
Middletown,  Conn.;  Rev.  Galusha  Anderson,  D.D.,  Chicago;  Rev.  Austin  Phelps,  D.D., 
of  Andover  Theological  Seminary;  Rev.  Nathaniel  G.  Clark,  CD;  Abner  Kingman, 
Elisha  S.  Converse,  Boston;  Hon.  William  Claflin,  Mrs.  William  Claflin,  Newton;  M.  H. 
Simpson,  Mrs.  M.  II.  Simpson,  Boston;  Hon.  Rufus  S.  Frost,  Chelsea;  Mrs.  Arthur  Wil- 
kinson, Cambridge;  Henry  F.  Durant,  Mrs.  Henry  F.  Durant,  Boston. 

BOARD   OF   INSTRUCTION. 

Ada  L.  Howard,  President;  Mary  E.  Hurton,  Prof,  of  Greek;  Frances  E.  Lord,  Prof,  of 
Latin;  Susan  M.  Hallowell,  Prof,  of  Natural  History;  Sarah  F.  Whiting,  Prof,  of  Physics; 
Maria  S.  Eaton,  Prof,  of  Chemistry;  Mary  D.  Sheldon,  Prof  of  Literature;  Sarah  P.  East- 
man, Teacher  of  History ;  Anna  C.  Cantrell,  Teacher  of  English  Composition;  Sarah  W. 
Bigelow  and  Frances  V.  Emerson,  Teachers  of  Mathematics;  Esther  E.  Thompson, 
Catherine  E.  Worcester  and  Lucia  F.  Clark,  Teachers  of  Latin;  Elizabeth  H.  Denio  and 
Caroline  A.  Farley,  Teachers  of  German;  Lucy  C.  Hall  and  Jenny  Nelson,  Teachers  of 
French;  Sophia  B.  Horr,  Teacher  of  Penmanship  and  Drawing;  Grace  Carter,  Teacher 
of  Painting;  Charles  II.  Morse,  Prof,  of  Music;  A.  Louise  Gage,  Teacher  of  Vocal  Music; 
Gertrude  E.  Randall,  Teacher  of  Piano;  Ida  F.  Parker,  Teacher  of  Gymnastics;  Emelie 
H.  Jones,  Physician;  Annio  R.  Godfrey,  Librarian;  Rosamond  Pentecost,  Assistant 
Librarian;  Emily  J.  Hurd,  Supt.  of  Domestic  Department;  Caroline  M.  Torrey,  House 
Matron;  Harriet  A.  Walker,  Curator  of  Herbarium. 

Number  of  students,  320. 

DEAJf    ACADEMY,    FRAVKEEV. 

Incorporated  1865. 

BOARD   OF  TRUSTEES. 

Rev.  A.  St.  John  Chambre,  Franklin,  President;  Henry  D.  Williams,  Boston,  Vice- 
President;  J.  C.  Wellington,  Cambridge,  Treasurer;  Rev.  Henry  I.  Cushman,  Providence, 
R.  I.,  Secretary;  John  D.  W.  Joy,  Buston;  Augustus  Harrington,  Peabody;  Rev.  T.  E. 
St.  John,  Worcester;  Thomas  II.  Frothingham,  Salem;  Rev.  A.  J.  Patterson,  D.D.,  Rox- 
bury;  ib>n.  Joseph  Day,  Norwood;  Albert  Dickorman,  Boston;  Hon.  Joseph  G.  Ray, 
Franklin;  Hon.  Josiah  G.  Peabody,  Lowell;  Rev.  E.  II.  Capen,  President  of  Tufts  College; 
Hon.  L.  W.  Ballou,  Woonsocket,  R.  I.;  D.  C.  Gateley,  Newton,  Conn.;  Rev.  E.  C.  Bolles, 
Salem;  Seth  M.  Vose,  Providence,  R.  I.;  Charles  Whittier,  Koxbury;  Rev.  J.  D.  Pierce, 
X.  Attleboro';  Albert  Metcalf,  Boston;  Hon.  Amasa  Whiting,  Boston;  Rev.  J.  K.  Mason, 
Stamford,  Conn.;   Gen.  Olney  Arnold,  Pawtucket,  R.  I.;   B.  F.  Spinney,  Lynn. 

EXECUTIVE    COMMITTEE. 

Rev.  E.  H.  Capen,  Charles  Whittier,  J.  C.  Wellington,  Rev.  A.  St.  John  Chambre,  Rev. 
A.  J.  Patterson,  D.D.,  Hon.  Joseph  G.  Ray,  Gen.  Olney  Arnold. 


NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


BOARD    OF    INSTRUCTION. 

Rev.  J.  P.  Weston,  D.D.,  Principal,  Goddard  Professor  of  Mental  and  Moral  Science; 
Charles  C.  Bates,  A.M.,  Chaso  Classical  Professor;  Leslie  A.  Lee,  A.M.,  and  J.  Clarance 
Lee,  Teachers  of  Natural  Sciences;  Miss  Harriet  B.  Stetson,  Preceptress,  Teacher  of  French 
and  German  ;  Misses  Annie  W.  Stiles  and  N.  Mariah  Stevens,  Assistant  Teachers  of  Higher 
English;  Miss  Emma  E.  Teulon,  Assistant  Teacher;  Louis  II.  Isenbeck,  Professor  of 
Music;  Miss  Mary  E.  Weston,  Teacher  of  Painting  and  Drawing;  Mrs.  M.  Little,  Teacher 
of  Vocal  Music;  Miss  C.  C.  Ballou,  Librarian  and  Book-keeper;  Mr.  A.  A.  Fletcher, 
Steward.     Number  of  students:   ladies,  G3 ;  gentlemen,  C9;  total,  132. 

ADAMS    ACADEMY,    QFI]VCT. 

Founded  by  Ex-President  John   Adams.     Opened  September,  1872. 

BOARD    OF   MANAGERS. 

Hon.  Charles  Francis  Adams,  Chairman;  Luther  W.  Anderson,  Josiah  P.  Quincy,  Henry 
Barker,  James  E.  Tirrell;   Charles  II.  Porter,  Secretary. 

BOARD    OF   INSTRUCTION. 

Master,  William  Reynolds  Dimmoek,  LL.D.;  Sub-Master,  William  Royall  Tyler,  A.B.; 
Assistant  Teachers,  Jesse  Peck  Worden,  A.B.,  Louis  Eugene  Robson,  A.B.,  Henry  Preble, 
A.B. ;  Instructor  in  French,  Arrnand  Guys;  Instructor  in  German,  Eugene  Thorc ;  In- 
structor in  Drawing,  Leslie  Miller;  Instructor  in  Elocution,  Henry  Wilson  Smith,  A.M. 
Numbor  of  scholars,  first  class,  28;  second  class,  19;  third  class,  25;  fourth  class,  43; 
preparatory  class,  1G;  total,  131. 

STOrGHTOMHAM    INSTITUTE,  SHAEOX. 

Principal,  Sanford  Waters  Billings;  and 

REV.    CAXVIjV    S.    LOCKE'S    SCHOOL,    WEST    DEDHAM. 

At  both  of  which  young  men  are  fitted  for  collego  or  for  business  pursuits. 


GRAXD  ARMY  OF    THE    REPUBLIC. 


BR  A  I  A"  TREE. 

GEN.  S.  THAYER  POST  8Y.  —  Com.,  E.  L.  Curtis;  S.V.C.,  William  L.  Gage;  J.V.C., 
Royal  Belcher;  Adj.,  Henry  A.  Monk,  Q.M.,  M.  A.  Perkins;  Sun/.,  L.  A.  Dyer; 
Chap.,  .1.  M.  Cutting;  O.D.,  Solon  David;  O.G.,  Thos.  Fallon;  S.M.,  J.  V.  Hunt; 
Q.M.S.,  T.  B.  Stoddard. 

BROOK  I.IIVE. 

CHARLES  L.  CHANDLER  POST  143.—  Com.,  Charles  II.  Drew;  S.V.C.,  William  B. 
Sears;  J.\~.<\,  Horace  A.  Allen;  Adj.,  George  E.  Everett;  Q.M.,  George  F.  Dear- 
bom;   Sury.t  Dr.  J.  B.  Cashing;   Chap.,  Edmund  Russell,  O.D.,  James  Sinclair; 

0.(1.,  John  Sweeney;  S.M.,  William  Preo;   Q.M.S.,  Phillip  Daniels. 

CANTOS. 
REVERB  POST  94.     Organized  1869.  —  Com.,  F.  G.  Webster;   S.V.C.,  Adam  Kinsley; 
J.V.C.,   S.    L.    Smith;    Adj.,    R.    L.   Weston;    Q.M.,  E.   A.   Morse;    Surg.,  A.   R. 
Holmes;  Chap.,  II.  A.  Freeman;   O.D.,  A.  A.  Harrington;    O.G.,  E.  S.  Champney; 
S.M.,  H.  D.  Savey,  Q.M.S.,  J.  C.  Breslyn. 


GRAND   ARMY   OF    THE   REPUBLIC.  77 


D  EDDTAM. 

CHARLES  W.  CARROLL  POST  144.  —  Com.,  Henry  C.  Bonney;  S.V.C.,  John 
II.  Nichols;  J.V.C.,  Henry  Hitchings;  Adj.,  Amasa  Guild;  Q.M.,  David  L. 
Hodges;  Surg.,  John  W.  Chase;  Chap.,  Joseph  Guild;  O.D.,  John  B.  Fisher; 
O.G.,  Horace  E.  Towle;   S.M.,  Edward  Sherwin;    Q.M.S.,  F.  C.  Field. 

FOXBOROICH. 
E.    P.    CARPENTER  POST    91.—  Com.,  J.  S.Carver;    S.V.C.,   C.   B.   Morse;   J.V.C., 
J.    Ferguson;   Adj.,  A.  L.  Bundy;    Q.M..   W.  II.  Kempton;    Swr^r.,  Dr.  J.  G.  S. 
Hitchcock;    CAap.,  A.  M.Morse;    O.D.,  L.C.Winn;    O.G.,  William  Fales;    S.M., 
S.  D.  Robinson;    Q.M.S.,  J.  B.  Davidson. 

IITI>K    PAKK. 

H.  A.  DARLING  POST  121. —Organized  March  24,  1870.— Com.,  Henry  A.  Dar- 
ling; S.V.C.,  Richard  F.  Boynton;  J.V.C.,  Elisha  E.  Rollins;  Adj.,  Henry  S. 
Bunton;  Q.M.,  Silas  P.  Blodgott;  Surg.,  Charles  C.  Hayes,  M.D.;  Chap.,  Rev. 
Francis  C.  Williams;  O.D.,  William  O'Connell;  O.G.,  Sylvanus  Cobb,  Jr.;  S.M., 
Fergus  A.  Easton;    Q.M.S.,  G.  Honry  Perkins. 

MED  FIELD. 

MOSES  ELLIS  POST  117.  —  Com.,  P.  C.  Grovcr;  S.V.C.,  Francis  Rhoades;  J.V.C., 
James  Griffin;  Adj.,  William  F.  Guild ;  Q.M.,  Joseph  Clark;  Surg.,  J.  H.  Rich- 
ardson, M.D.;  Chap.,  Lowell  Babcock;  O.D.,  H.  S.  Richardson;  O.G.,  A.  H. 
Wiley;    S.M.,  Wm.  Crane;    Q.31.S.,  N.  F.  Harding. 

MEDWAI    (WEST). 
WILDER  DWIGHT  POST   105.  —  Com.,  S.  J.  Clark;    S.  V.C.,  Lewis  Goulding;  J.  V.C., 
George  Andrews;   Adj  ,  David  A.  Partridge;    Q. M.,  Geo.  R.  Drake;    Surg.,  Charles 
A.  Grant;    Chap.,  George  Bullard;    O.D.,  D.  S  Woodman;   O.G.,  Charles  Williams; 
S.M.,  William  Rawson;    Q.M.S.,  Amos  Morse. 

QITIIVCY. 

PAUL  REVERE  POST  88.  —  Com.,  William  Emerson;  S.  V.C.,  C.  A.  Follett;  J.V.C., 
A.A.Holt;  Adj.,  I.  M.  Holt;  Q.M.,  W.  W.  Ponniman;  Chap.,  Henry  Chubbuck  ; 
O.D.,  S.  B.  Turner;  O.G.,  George  Phillips;  S.M.,  E.  A.  Spear,  2d;  Q.M.S., 
John  Faircloth. 

RAIVDOLPH. 

CAPT.  HORACE  NILES  POST  110.  Organized  Oct.  29,  18G9.  —  Com.,  Galen  Hollis; 
S.V.C.,  Peter  Mahon;  J.  V.C.,  Moses  N.  Hunt;  Af//'.,  William  A.  Croak;    Q.M., 

Samuel  White;    Surg.,  Joseph  W.  Thayer;    Chap.,  Royal  W.  Thayer;    0.  D.,  

Deuch;    S.M.,  Marcus  M.  Poole;    Q.M.S.,  Hiram  C.  Alden;    Treas.  Charily  Fund, 
Hiram  C.  Alden. 

sTorcnTOsr. 

A.  ST.  JOHN  CIIAMBRE  POST  72.  —  Com.,  George  W.  Dutton;   S.V.C.,  E.  A.  Lunt; 

J.V.C.,  A.J.  Koeno;   Adj.,  Leonard  A.Thayer;    Q.M.,  Charles  T.  Drake;    Chap., 

David  Ward;   O.D.,  William  0.  Jones;   O.G.,  Robert  Barlow;   S.M.,  S.  Parker; 

Q.M.S.,  John  Mills. 

WEYMOUTH. 
REYNOLDS   POST  58.—  Com.,    Benj.    S.  Lovell;    S.V.C.,  Edward  H.  Davis;    J.V.C., 

Samuel  Pray;  Adj.,  Charles  W.  Hastings;    Q.M.,  Elbridgo  Nash;    Surg.,  Moses  R. 

Greeley;    Chap.,    Samuel  L.   Gracey;   O.D.,    John  II.  Whelan;    O.G.,  Thomas  B. 

Loud;   S.M.,  Geo.  F.  Cusuing;    Q.M.S.,  Walter  H.  Joy. 


78  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


MASONIC  SOCIETIES. 


BROOEIIHE. 

BETH-HORAN.  Organized  1870.  —  W.M.,  James  W.  Edgerley;  S.W.,  C.  K.  Kirby; 
J.  W.,  Benj.  W.  Ilackett;  Treas.,  David  Damon;  Sec,  Francis  H.  Bacon;  Chap., 
Rev.  Howard  N.  Brown;  Marshal,  R.  G.  F.  Candage;  S.D.,  John  E.  Hoar; 
J.D.,  Manning  Scamans;  £.&.,  A.  E.  Kenrick;  J.S.,  Albert  Haven;  I.S.,  Francis 
J.  Nash;    Tyler,  John  S.  G.  Aspinwall. 

C  A  IVTOIV. 
BLUE  HILL.     Organized  1864.—  W.M.,  F.  J.  Sawyer;   S.W.,  J.  W.  Cushman;   J.W., 

A.  A.  Harrington;  Treas.,  E.  S.  Brewster;  Sec,  N.  W.  Dunbar;  Chap., Rev.  Edwin 
Davis;  Marshal,  Frank  G.Webster;  S.D.,  J.  B.  Robinson;  J.D.,  S.  H.  Capen; 
£.£.,  F.  L.  Gates;  J.S.,  Jonathan  LinBeld;    Tyler,  R.  L.  Weston. 

COHASSET. 
KONOIIASSETT.  —  W.M.,  Andrew  W.Williams;  S.W.,  David  Bates;  J.W.,  Morgan  B. 
Stetson;  Treas.,  Henry  W.  Beal ;    Sec,  James  II.  Bouvc;  Marshal,  Charles  P.  Seav- 
erns;   S.D.,  Alfred  A.  Seavorm;   J.D.,  Edward  E.  Ellms;    .S. S.,  Edwin  A.  Olmsted; 
J.S.,  Frank  Studloy;    Tyler,  Joseph  J.  Bates. 

D  EDH AM. 
CONSTELLATION.  Organized  1872.—  W.M.,  David L.  Hodges;  S.  W.,  Chas.  C.  Nichols; 
/.  W.,  Henry  A.  Hutchinson;  Treas.,  Sanford  Carroll;  <Sec,  Edwin  A.  Brooks; 
Chap.,  Rev.  Edw.  Crowninshiold;  Marshal,  Henry  White;  S.D.,  George  F.  Wight; 
J.D.,  Theron  B.  Ames;  S.S.,  George  P.  Goding;  J.S.,  Georgo  F.  Richards;  I.S., 
Edward  F.  Clark;   Or.,  Frederick  Bradley;    Ch.,  F.  F.  Favor;  Tyler,  David  S.  Hill. 

FOXBOROUCH. 
ST.  ALBANS.     Organized  1818.  —  W.M.,  Isaac  R.  Carpenter;   8.  W.,  Junius  B.  Mowroy; 
J.W.,  Geo.  S.  Wheeler;   Treas.,  Albert  L.  Pond;   Sec,  W.  W.Turner;  S.D.,Wm. 

B.  Crocker;  J.D.,  Georgo  Foster;  S.S.,  James  W.  Leonard;  J.S.,  Fred  S.  Lane; 
Tyler,  A.  A.  Wilmarth. 

KEY-STONE  ROYAL  ARCH  CHAPTER.  —  M.E.H.P.,  Herbert  W.  Mason ;  M.E.K., 
George  S.  Wheeler;  M.E.S.,  Georgo  C.  Forrest;  C.C.H.,  M.  Ryan;  P.S.,  Junius 
B.  Mowrcy;  R.A.C.,  William  II.  Young;  M.  'id  V.,  W.  W.  Turner;  M.  2d  V.,- 
Edward  A.  Boyden;  M.  1st  V.,  Warren  B.  Mason;  Treas.,  Albert  L.  Pond;  Sec, 
R.  W.  Folsom;  Tyler,  A.  A.  Wilmarth. 

FRANKLIX. 

EXCELSIOR.  Organized  18G7.-iy.il/.,  Goorgo  W.  Wiggin;  S.W.,  Josoph  II.  Par- 
tridge; J.W.,  Daniel  0.  Corbin;  Treas.,  James  M.  Freeman;  Sec,  William  A. 
WyckofT;  Chap.,  Hamilton  P.  Stewart;.  Marshal,  William  A.  Stanley;  S.D.,  Henry 
R.  Jenks;  J.D.,  Edgar  Thayer;  S.S.,  Zachary  T.  Colvin;  J. S.,  Thomas  C.  Taft; 
Tyler,  S.  C.  Taft. 

MILLER  ROYAL  ARCH  CHAPTER.  Chartered  1872.  —  H.P.,  A.St.  JohnChambre; 
E.K.,  J.  T.  Stetson;  E.S.,  E.  Copleston;  C.  of  H.,  F.  A.  B.  King;  P.S.,  J. 
Pickens;  R.A.C.,  C.  B.  Craig;  M.  'id  V.,  L.  R.  Whitaker;  M.  2d  V.,  0.  A.  Frazer; 
M.  1st  V.,  W.  B.  Nolen;  Treas.,  J.  M.  Freeman;  Sec,  E.  R.  Maynard;  S..S. 
J.  Wi  Heaton;  J.S.,  James  Hood;   Sen.,  S.  C.  Taft. 


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HYDE  PARK. 

HYDE  PARK.  Instituted  Feb.  1,  18G6.  —  W.M.,  William  II.  IngersoII;  S.W.,  Daniel 
J.  Goss;  /.  W.,  Clark  C.  Gregg;  Treas.,  William  J.  Stuart;  Sec,  Henry  S.  Bunton; 
Chap.,  John  M.  Williams;  Marshal,  G.  Henry  Perkins;  S.D.,  John  F.  Ross; 
J.D.,  Philander  Harlow;  S..S.,  Francis  L.  Gerald;  J.S.,  Samuel  J.  Denham; 
Srn.,  Samuel  Blee;  Tyler,  David  A.  McDonald. 

NORFOLK  ROYAL  ARCH  CHAPTER.  Instituted  May  18,  18T0.  —  M.E.H.P.,  Henry 
S.  Bunton;  E.K.,  Fergus  A.  Easton;  E.S.,  William  II.  IngersoII;  C.  of  H., 
Charles  C.  Nichols;  P.S.,  G.  Henry  Perkins;  R.A.C.,  Ilobart  M.  Cable;  M.  ofZd  V., 
Philander  Harlow;  M.  of  2d  V.,  Daniel  J.  Goss;  M.  of  1st  V.,  John  F.  Ross;  Treas., 
William  J.  Stuart;  Sec,  Augustus  M.  Fisher;  Chap.,  John  M.  Williams;  S.S., 
James  L.  Yialle;  J.S.,  Henry  S.  Holtham;  Tyler,  David  A.  McDonald. 

HYDE  PARK  COUNCIL  SELECT  AND  ROYAL  MASTERS.  Instituted  Dec.  21, 
1872.  —  T.I.M.,  Henry  S.  Bunton;  D.M.,  William  II.  IngersoII;  P.C.ofW., 
Augustus  M.  Fisher;  Treas.,  Ilobart  M.  Cable;  Rec,  G.  Henry  Perkins;  C.  of  G., 
John  F.  Ross;  C.  of  C,  Philander  Harlow;  M.  of  C,  Henry  C.  Chamberlain; 
Chap  ,  John  M.  AVilliams;  Stew.,  John  Beatey;  Sen.,  Joel  F.  Goodwin. 

CYPRUS  COMMANDERY  KNIGHTS  TEMPLARS.  Instituted  Oct,  31,  1873.  —  E.C., 
Henry  C.  Chamberlain;  G.,  Henry  S.  Bunton;  C.G.,  George  F.  Lincoln;  Pre!., 
Sylvanus  Cobb,  Jr.;  S.  W.,  G.  Henry  Perkins;  J.W.,  John  F.  Ross;  Treas.,  Daniel 
J.  Goss;  Rec,  Geo.  H.  Butler;  S.B.,  Chas.  L.  Farnsworth;  S.B.,  Clark  C.  Gregg; 
War.,  William  II.  IngersoII;  Guards,  Ilobart  M.  Cable,  Edwin  C.  Aldrich,  Francis 
L.  Gerald;  Arm.,  David  A.  McDonald;  Sen.,  Joel  F.  Goodwin. 

MEDWAY  (WEST). 
CHARLES  RIVER  LODGE.  Organized  April  11,  1871.  —  W.M.,  R.  K.  Coloord; 
S.\V.,C.  W.  Seavey;  J.W.,  G.  II.  Daniels;  Treas.,  L.  S.  Daniels;  Sec,  II.  C. 
Austin;  Chap.,  V.  Y.  A.  Boardman;  Marshal,  J.  V.  Huntress;  S.D.,  C.  P.  Hard- 
ing; J.D.,  G.  M.  Farrington;  S.S.,  R.  B.  McEIroy;  J.S.,  G.  R.  Temple;  I.S., 
M.    A.   Fuller;     Tyler,   C.   F.   Cook;    Relief  Com.,  D.  A.  Partridge,  C.  II.  Cutler, 

F.  W.  Cummings. 

NORWOOD. 
ORIENT.      Organized  1802.  —  W.M.,  James  A.   Rhoades;      S.W.,    Lowis   Smith,    Jr.; 
J.W.,    Walter    C.   Shapleigh;     Treas.,   Joseph  Day;     Sec,    Newman   N.   Sumner; 
Chap.,    Rev.  George  Hill;    S.D.,  Albert  G.   Webb;    J.D.,    Ward  L.   Hartshorn; 
Tyler,  Warren  E.  Rhoades. 

SEEBHAM. 

NORFOLK.  —  W. M.,  James  E.  Chapman;  S.W.,  Edward  A.  Mills;  J.W.,  Edward 
Dcrscy;    Treas.,  Elbridgo  G,  Leach;   Sec,  Charles  S.  Dupee;    Chap.,  Rev.  Stephen 

G.  Abbott;   Marshal,  Aaron  Twigg. 

QTJINCT. 

RURAL.—  W.M.,  E.  W.  H.  Bass;  S.IF.,Wm.  G.  Sheen;  J.W.,  F.  L.  Jones;  Tnas., 
Levi  Stearns;  Sec,  Charles  II.  Porter;  Chap.,  Rev.  Samuel  Kelly;  Marshal,  A. 
Glines;  S  D.,  W.  L.  Braddook;  J.D.,J.  W.  Horsey;  S.S.,  F.  A.  Massey;  J.S., 
J.  D.  Nutting;    Tyler,  S.  B.  Colby. 

RAXDOLPH. 
NORFOLK    UNION.      Incorporated    1819.  —  W.M.,    Frank    Morton;     S.W.,    John    T. 
South  worth;     J. IV.,  Hiram  C.    Alden;     Treas.,  Ralph  Houghton;     Sec,   John   II. 
Field;     Chap.,   Ezra  S.   Conant;    Asst.    Chap.,  George  H.    Wilkins;    Marshal,   N. 


80  NORFOLK    COUNTY   MANUAL. 

Everett  Buck;   S.D.,  William  II.  Alden;  J.D.,  John  W.  Chessman;    S.-S.,  Eugene 
Snell;  J.S.,  Geo.  H.  Thayer;  I.S.,  Andrew  J.  Gove;    Tyler,  Hiram  Alden. 

STOCGnTOS. 
RISING    STAR.      Instituted   in   1799.  —  W.M.,   Elmer   Walker;     S.W.,   D.   S.   Hall; 
Treas.,  George  Talbot;   Sec,  L.  A.  Thayer;    Chap.,  C.  South  worth;   Marshal,  George 

F.  Walker;    S.D.,  Charles  II.  Drake;  J.D.,  Robert  Jackson;   S.S.,  Geo.  0.  Went- 
worth;  J.S.,  E.  Bryden,  Jr.;    Tyler,  James  W.  Richardson. 

MOUNT  ZION  11.  A.  CHAPTER.  —  H.P.,  George  F.  Walker;  K.,  Joshua  Britton;  S., 
Jonathan  R.  Gay;  C.  ofH.,  George  Talbot;  P.S.,  Elmer  W.Walker;  R.A.C.,  James 

May;  M.ZdV., ;  M.  2d  V..  Frank  M.  Elms;   M.lstV.,  Guerdon  Southworth; 

Treas.,  ;    Sec,  Henry  Britton. 

WEYMOUTH. 

DELTA.  —  W.M.,  William  S.  Wallace;  S.W.,  John  M.  Walsh;  J.W.,  Lewis  M.  Pratt; 
Treas.,  Amos  S.  White;  Sec,  Charles  G.  Thompson;  Chap.,  Joseph  W.  Armingtou; 
Marshal,  James  T.  Pease;  S.D.,  Joseph  W.White;  J.I).,  John  E.  Hunt;  S.S., 
Charles  W.  Smith;  J.S.,  Edward  E.  Richards;    Or.,  Richard  A.  Hunt;   Sen.,  Edward 

G.  Stoddard;    Tyler,  Reuben  Tirrell. 

W  E  Y  MOUTH      (EAST). 

ORPHAN'S  HOPE.  —  W.M.,  Leavitt  Bates;  S.  W.,  T.  II.  Humphrey;  J.  W.,  G.  W.  Bates; 
Treas.,  James  Torrey;  Sec,  T.  J.  Evans;  Chap.,  Alvah  Raymond;  Marshal,  B.  F. 
Thomas;  S.D.,  F.  A.  Bicknell;  J.D.,  W.  II.  Bartlett;  S.S.,  H.  A.  Newton;  J.S., 
John  Nelson;  Or.,  Alpheus  Bates;  Sen.,  G.  C.  Drew;  Tyler,  11.  B.  Raymond; 
Trus.,  Z.  L.  Bicknell,  A.  J.  Richards,  John  Blanchard. 

PENTALPIIA  R.  A.  CHAPTER.  —  IIP.,  Samuel  A.  Bates;  if.,  William  Cushing;  S., 
Thomas  H.  Humphrey?  C.  of  II,  J.  Warren  Hardwick;  P.S.,  John  M.  Walsh; 
R.A.C.,  Joel  F.  Sheppard;  M.  3dV.,  Francis  K.  Slack;  M.  2dV.,  Alden  Bowditeh; 
M.  IstV.,  Reuben  Tirrell;  Treas.,  Amos  S.  White;  Sec,  Charles  G.  Thompson; 
Chap.,  William  S.  Wallace;   Or.,  Richard  A.  Hunt;    Tyler,  E.  W.  Richards,  Jr. 

SOUTH  SHORE  COMMANDERY.  —  E.C.,  George  W.  Fay;  G.,  William  Humphrey; 
C.G.,  WilliamS.  Wallace;  P.,  Charles  II.  Pratt;  &.  W.,  Andrew  J.  Garey;  J.W., 
Thomas  II.  Humphrey;  Treas.,  Edmund  G.  Bates;  Rec,  Charles  N.  Marsh;  Sword 
Bearer,  Richard  V.  Merchant;  Standard  Bearer,  F.  J.  Fuller;  W.,  William  Fearing, 
2d;  Guards,  Nathan  A.  Brickett,  E.  W.H.  Bass,  Hiram  E.  Raymond;  Or.,  Richard 
A.  Hunt;  Sen.  and  Ar.,  John  Nelson;  Trus.,  Z.  L.  Bicknell,  E.  Atherton  Hunt, 
E.  Waters  Burr. 


KNIGHTS   OF  PYTHIAS. 


WEYMOUTH. 

DELPHI  LODGE  NO.  15.  —  C.C.,  J.  K.  Davidson;   V.C.,  F.  M.  Drown;  P.,  L.  D.  North; 

K.R.S.,  Darius  Smith;  M.  of  F.,  A.  W.  Tilden;  M.E.,  N.  0.  Smith;  M.A.,  Reuben 

Tirrell;   I.G.,  J.   R.    II.   Wilkins;    O.G.,  C.   C.   Wilbor;    P.C.,  Joshua   Binney; 

Rep.  to  G.L.,  Darius  Smith. 

nYDE   PARK. 
NEW  ERA  LODGE  NO.  36.  —  C.C.,  II.   M.  Cable;    V.C.,  Geo.   H.   Adler;    P.,  T.   C. 

Holmes;  P.C.,  John  Beatey;   M.E.,  Louis  Totman,  Jr.,  M.  of  F.,  E.  B.  Simpson; 


ODD   FELLOWS.    —  SOXS    OF   TEMPERANCE.  81 

K.R.S.,  Joel  F.  Goodwin;  31. A.,  E.  F.  Simpson;  I.G.,  David  A.  McDonald;  O.G., 
Merrill  Underbill;  Rep.  to  G.L.,  Thomas  C.  Holmes. 

QUIjJTCTT. 

ST.  PAUL'S  LODGE  NO.  37.  —  C.C.,  James  E.  Maxim;  V.C.,  J.  T.  French;  P.,  W.  S. 
Leavitt;  K.R.S.,  B.  F.  Billings;  M.  of F.,  E.  Richardson;  M.  of  E.,  E.  S.  Fellows, 
M.  at  A.,  E.  Cross;  I.G.,  J.  A.  Moore;  O. G., George  Hayden;  P.C.,  E.  B.  Souther; 
i?£/>.  «o  G..L.,  William  S.  Leavitt. 


ODD   FELLOWS   LODGES. 


Officers  elected  for  the  term  commencing  July  1,  187G. 

NO.  21.  WILDEY,  South  Weymouth.  —  N.  G.,  Thaddeua  M.  Graves;  V.G.,  E.  Faxon 
Shaw;  Sec,  Geo.  Hoi  lis;  Treas.,  George  R.  Thayer;  P.  Sec,  J.  Leonard  Curtis. 

NO.  58.  ELLIOTT,  Needham.  —  N.G.,  Lowis  Armstrong;  V.G.,  John  Dixon;  Sec., 
Geo.  E.  Jones;  Treas.,  0.  J.  Upham;   P.  Sec,  A.  A.  Fisher. 

NO.  72.  STOUGIITON,  Stoughton.  —  N.G.,  M.  0.  Walker;  V.G.,  W.  Holmes;  Sec., 
J.  W.  Richardson;    Treas.,  C.  R.  Seaver;   P.  Sec,  A.  F.  Lunt. 

NO.  76.  RISING  STAR,  Randolph.  —  N.G.,  Andrew  G.  Dean;  V.G.,  S.  Edgar 
Burrill;  Sec,  R.  Houghton;  Treas.,  Chas.  E.  Lyons. 

NO.  82.  CRESCENT,  E.  Weymouth.  —  J\.G.,  Jason  Gardner;  V.G..E.  R.  Shackford; 
/Sec,  Jacob  R.  Lovell;  Treaa.,  Hiram  E.  Raymond;  P. Sec,  S.  S.  Marden. 

NO.  99.  RISING  SUN,  West  Medway.  —  N.G.,  Joshua  Seavey;  V.G.,  H.  F.  Met- 
calf;    Sec,  W.  E.  Fairbanks;    Treas.,  Geo.  Mcintosh;   P.  Sec,  H.  B.  Woodman. 

NO.  148.  FOREST,  Hvde  Park.  —  N.G.,  Henry  Routley;  V.G.,  F.  A.  Easton;  Sec, 
E.  B.  Noyes;    Treas.,  Win.  Price. 

NO.  1C3.  MEDWAY,  Medway.  —  N. G.,  A.  Barton;  V.G.,  J.  W.  Thompson;  6'ec, 
S.  G.  Clark;    Treas.,  II.  Partridge;   P.  Sec,  Geo.  L.  Boos. 

NO.  173.  SINCERITY,  Welleslev,  Needham.  —  N. G.,  T.  W.  Willard;  Sec,  Wil- 
liam Jennings;    Treas.,  Charles  E.  Townsend;   P.  Sec,  E.  A.  Wood. 


SOXS   OF   TEMPERANCE. 


Officers,  Oct.  1,  187G. 

DIVISION  NO.  15.     NEnOIDEN,   Highlaxdville,  Needham.  —  W.P.,  C.  Evens,  Sr.; 

R.S.,  R.  J.  Hardie. 
DIVISION  NO.  43.     FAIRMOUNT,  Hyde   Park.  —  W.P.,  Mary  M.  Williams;    R.S., 

Henry  S.  Bunton. 
DIVISION  NO.  45.     VICTORIA,  Qdincy.—  W.P.,  Arthur  C.  Merritt;    R.S.,  Minnie 

E.  Brown. 
DIVISION    NO.   C9.      MORNING   STAR,    Sheldo.wille,    Wrentham.  —  W.P.,  Clara 

Ware;   R.S.,  G.  S.  Hancock. 
DIVISION  NO.  83.      INDIAN  ROCK,  Franklin.—  W.P.,  William  E.  Nason;   R.S., 

Addie  M.  Shaw. 
DIVISION  NO.  86.     PIERCE,  Brookline.  —  W.P.,  Fannie  A.  Cooper;   R.S.,  Osavius 

Verney. 


82  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

DIVISION  NO.    107.     WILLARD,  West   Quincy.  —  W.P.,  Georgo  0.   Shirley;  R.S., 

Benjamin  R.  Fuller. 
DIVISION  NO.   120.     HOPE,  West  Medway.—  W.P.,  Sylvester  A.  Greenwood;  R.S., 

S.  Newman  Motcalf. 


INDEPENDENT    ORDER    GOOD    TEMPLARS. 


Officers,    Oct.    31,    1876. 

LODGE  NO.  9.     UNION,    Weymouth.      Instituted -March  6,   1859.  —  W.C.T.,  C.   W. 

Stevens;    W.  V.T.,  Mary  P.  Crocker;    W.  Sec,  Francis  Hayward. 
LODGE  NO.  1G.     MINOT'S  LIGHT,  Cohasset.     Instituted  April   11,  1876.  —W.C.T., 

Edwin  G.  Stewart;    IV.  V.T.,  Lottie  C.  Deal;    IV.  Sec,  Arthur  II.  Thayer. 
LODGE  NO.  41.     PURITAN,   Randolph.     Instituted  Dec.  20,  1SG4.  —IV. C.T.,  Hiram 

C.  Alden;    W.V.T.,  Mary  R.  Deal;    W.  Sec,  Isabel  C.  Real. 
LODGE  NO.  44.     HOPE,  East  Stoughton.     Instituted  Dec.  5,  18G4.  —W.C.T.,  Ellis  A. 

Lothrop;    W.V.T.,  Annie  S.  Porter;    IV.  Sec,  Mary  E.  Snell. 
LODGE    NO.   40.     FAITH,    East    Braintree.     Instituted    July    17,    187G.  —  IV.C.T., 

Alverdo  II.  Mason;    W.V.T.,  Eliza  J.  Duguy;   IV.  Sec,  Alonzo  L.  Mason. 
LODGE  NO.  47.     HIGH  ROCK,  Needham.     Instituted  July  18,  1871.  —  W.C.T.,  Lewis 

Riggs;    W.V.T.,  Ella  Armstrong;    W.  Sec,  George  Smith. 
LODGE  NO.  50.     FRANKLIN,  Holbrook.    Instituted  April  17,  1872.  —  IV. C.T.,  Henry 

S.  Smith;    W.V.T.,  Martha  Chandler;    IV.  Sec,  Lizzie  S.  Belcher. 
LODGE  NO.  56.     REYNOLDS,  Quincy.     Instituted  March  13,  1S7G. —  IV.C.T.,  Walter 

G.  Gill;    IV.  V.T.,  Carrie  Baxter;    IV.  Sec,  William  II.  Hansom. 
LODGE  NO.  59.     MORNING  STAR,  West  Medway.   Instituted  Oct.  9,  1865.  —  W. C.T., 

John  Stone,  Jr.;    W.V.T.,  Nettie  M.  Camp;    IV.  Sec,  Georgo  S.  Lesure. 
LODGE  NO.  72.     CRYSTAL  SPRING,   Brookville,  Holbrook.  —Instituted  Nov.   30, 

1870.  —  IV.C.T.,  Amos  M.  Howard;    W.V.T.,  Clara  J.  Leonard;    IV.  Sec,  Vicena 

R.  White. 
LODGE  NO.  88.     MONTANA,  East  Dedham.     Instituted  January  1G,  18GG.  —  IV.C.T., 

Andrew  B.  Ferguson;    W.V.T.,  Lizzie  T.  White;    IV.  Sec,  Samuel  Fisko. 
LODGE  NO.   114.     UNITY,  South  Bratntuee.     Instituted,  Nov.  18,  1871.—  W.C.T., 

John  S.  Henry;    W.V.T.,  Lydia  Bishop;    IV.  -Sec,  Mchitablo  White. 
LODGE    NO.    119.     MUTUAL,    North    Weymouth.      Instituted,    Nov.    28,    1871.— 

W.C.T.,  Augustus  Beal;    W.V.T.,  Sophia  II.  Lovell;    IV.  Sec,  Frank  II.  Torrey. 
LODGE  NO.  158.     WESSAGUSSETT,  South  Weymouth.      Instituted,  Jan.  1,  1875.  — 

IV.C.T.,    Cornelius   A.   Pratt;     W.V.T.,    M.    E.    Ilawes;     IV.    Sec,    Miss   E.    S. 

Skilsted. 
LODGE  NO.   1G3.     OAKDALE,  East  Dedham.      Instituted   Feb.  27,  1874.  —  W.C.T., 

Edwin  Walker;    W.V.T.,  Sarah  Hamilton;    IV.  Sec,  Edwin  C.  Paul. 
LODGE  NO.   181.     HIGHLAND    LIGHT,  South  Weymouth.     Instituted  Feb.  4,  1876. 

IV.C.T.,  Louis  Alden;    TV.  V.T.,  Mary  B.  Tirrell;    IV.  Sec,  llattio  C.  Torroy. 
LODGE  NO.   191.      FOXLOKOUGII,  Foxborougu.     Instituted  Oct.  8,  18GG.— IV.C.T., 

J.  Frank  Bayloy;    W.V.T.,  Mario  King;    IV.  Sec,  Clara  M.  Crowley. 
LODGE  NO.   2G5.       SOUTH  WALPOLE,    South   WALPOLE.       Instituted   Sept   6,    18G7; 

reorganized  Jan.  14,  187G.  —  IV.C.T,  Isaac  U.  Bullard;    W.V.T.,  R.  K.  Delano; 

W.  Sec,  II.  L.  Boydon. 


TEMPLE    OF  nONOR.  —  REFORM  CLUBS.  83 

MECHANICS'    TEMPLE    OF    HONOR    NO.    25,    ORDER   OF    TEMPERANCE,    East 

Weymouth.  —  P. C,   ltobt.   Wills;     W.C.,  N.  H.  Pratt;     W.V.,   Waldo  Turner; 

W.  Rcc,  Joseph  A.  Cushing;    W.Asst.  Rec,  Abbott  Bates;    W.F.R.,  John  Nelson; 

W.Trc.-.s.,  E.  B.  Tirrcll;    W.U.,  Geo.  Gardner;    W.A.U.,  James  T.  Moran;    FT.S., 

Chas.  Burrell;    VT.Cr.,  Geo.  E.  Gardner.     Membership,  730. 
DELPHI  COUNCIL  NO.   12,  ORDER  OF   TEMPERANCE,   East  Weymouth.  —  Chief, 

Geo.  W.  Dyer;    Sen.,  Wm.  Sharpless;   Jun.,  W.  T.  Lice;   A'ec,  M.  Collycr;    Treas., 

D.  W.  Bates;  Prol.,  Jacob  Gardner;    Chap.,  Waldo  Turner;   Man.,  Geo.  Gardner; 

D.  Man.,  G.  Damon.     Membership,  €8. 


REFORM   CLUBS. 


BROOKLINE  TEMPERANCE  REFORM  CLUB.  Organized  July  14,  1876.  —  President, 
Charles  P.  Ladd;  Vice-Presidents,  George  F.  Johnson,  Eben  Morse,  A.Kenrick,  Jr.; 
Secretary,  Murray  M.  Wing;    Treasurer,  Osavius  Verney;    Chaplain,  Enoch  Dorau. 

THE  GOOD  SAMARITAN  CLUB,  Dedham.  Organized  May  13,  1876.  —  President,  Rev. 
Carlos  Slafter;  Vice-Presidents,  Sanford  Carroll,  Austin  Lindley,  William  II.  Ivers, 
Abby  T.  Crane;  Secretary,  Scott  Morse;  Treasurer,  Melvin  A.  Galucia;  Executive 
Committee,  Charles  T.  Gray,  Edwin  Ramsdell,  Nathaniel  Morse.  Number  of 
members,  200. 

FOXBOROUGII  GOOD  SAMARITAN  CLUB.  Organized  by  delegation  from  Stoughton 
Club,  April  l'Jth,  1S7G;  now  has  947  members.  Officers  elected  quarterly. — First 
Board  was  as  follows:  President,  J.  E.  Carpenter;  Vice-Presidents,  John  S.  Dill, 
Charles  W.  Hodges  and  Oliver  C.  Pettee;  Secretary,  R.  Walter  S.  Blackwell; 
Assistant  Secretary,  E.  W.  Clarke;  Treasurer,  Ira  B.  Richmond.  Present  Board: 
President,  R.  W.  S.  Blackwell;  Vice-Presidents,  John  E.  Eonney,  John  S.  Dill,  and 
L.  C.  Winn;  Secretary,  11.  W.  Carpenter;  Assistant  Secretary,  Fred.  E.  Butter  worth; 
Treasurer,  C.  W.  Hodges.  Since  the  Club  was  organized,  nearly  one  thousand 
dollars  have  been  subscribed  and  contributed  to  carry  on  the  work.  A  now  hall, 
known  as  "Samaritan  Hall,"  has  been  fitted  up  for  the  Club.  In  summer,  meetings 
are  held  in  a  pavilion  seating  five  hundred  parsons.  Meetings  have  been  held 
semi-weekly  since  the  Club  was  formed.  This  Club  has  started  clubs  in  South 
Walpole,  Medfield,  Wrentham  and  East  Foxborough.  Political  and  sectarian  topics 
aro  excluded  from  meetings  by  the  constitution.  The  Ladies'  Aid  Society,  connected 
with  this  Club,  numbers  over  fifty  members,  and  has  done  much  good  in  assisting  the 
poor  and  furthering  the  interests  of  the  Club. 

HYDE  PARK  REFORM  CLUB.  Organized  Juno,  1876.  —  President,  Edmund  Davis, 
Vice-Presidents,  Henry  A.  Darling,  George  W.  Chapman,  N.  II.  Tucker;  Cir.  Sec, 
Harry  C.  Peaso;  Rcc.  Sec,  William  Hathaway;  Treasurer,  Merrill  Underbill; 
Maneiejers,  E.  II.  Howard,  E.  S.  Hathaway,  J.  G.  Ilamblin,  Jr.,  II.  C.  Holt.  Num- 
ber of  members,  500. 

SCOTT  TEMPERANCE  REFORM  CLUB,  West  Medway.  Organized  March  28,  1S76.  — 
President,  Nathan  S.  Hollis;  Vice-Presidents,  John  Stone,  James  E.  Lawrence. 
Horace  Bishop;  Secretary,  E.  W.  Hill;  Financial  Secretary,  Gcorgo  E.  Hill;  Treas- 
urer, George  S.  Lesure;  Chaplain,  William  L.  Ripley;  Executive  Committee,  E.  <!. 
French,  II.  S.  Greenwood,  J.  Maginnis,  J.  Barry;  Steward,  11.  J.  Wilmarth; 
Marshals,  Samuel  Adams,  AVarron  Nourse;  Serjeant  at  Arms,  Henry  Ripley. 
Number  of  members,  270. 


84  NORFOLK   COUSTY   MASUAL. 

NEEDHAM  REFORM  CLUB.  Organized  June,  1876.  —  President,  Thomas  McAdams; 
Vice-President,  Arthur  G.  Eaton;  Secretary,  Charles  McNear;  Treasurer,  E.  H. 
Greenwood. 

NORWOOD  REFORM  CLUB.  Organized  1876.  —  President,  E.  Fred  Fletcher;  Secretary, 
Hill  Howard;   Treasurer,  Arthur  Burdin.     Number  of  members,  550. 

WOMAN'S  TEMPERANCE  LEAGUE,  Norwood.  Organized  1876.  —  President,  Maria 
E.  Hartshorn;  Secretary,  Louisa  Rhodes.     Number  of  members,  100. 

QUINCY  REFORM  CLUB.  Organized  Feb.  27,  1876.  —  President,  Samuel  T.  Allen; 
Vice-Presidents,  John  Maxium,  John  Dent,  James  Dolan;  Secretary,  E.  W.  Under- 
wood; Treasurer,  John  R.  Graham;  Directors,  John  P.  Bigelow,  William  B. 
Wooster,  John  R.  Graham.     Present  number  of  members,  325. 

GOOD  SAMARITAN  TEMPERANCE  REFORM  CLUB,  Randolph.  Organized  April, 
1876. — President,  Winslow  Battles;  Vice-Presidents,  Charles  E.  Pratt,  Ezra  R. 
Paine,  Albert  Tabor;  Secretary,  Nelson  Mann;  Treasurer,  Henry  Beal. 

SHAROX  REFORM  CLUB.  Organized  May  28,  1876.  —  President,  Charles  S.  Curtis; 
Vice-Presidents,  Charles  F.  Davis,  Davis  L.  White,  George  N.  A.  Dunakin;  Recording 
Secretary,  Fred.  L.  Ilolbrook;  Financial  Secretary,  Adclbert  Smith;  Treasurer,  John 
Wiswall;  Executive  Committee,  Charles  S.  Curtis,  George  S.  Cook,  Charles  E.  Hall. 
Number  of  members,  65. 

GOOD  SAMARITAN  CLUB,  OF  STOUGHTON.  Organized  January  13,  1876.  —  Presi- 
dent, George  II.  Go  ward;  Vice-Presidents,  Sylvanus  C.  Phinney,  Sumner  Ilackett; 
Secretaries,  Ellery  Clapp,  Sumner  Ilackett;  Assistant  Secretary,  Mary  Alcorn; 
Treasurer,  William  Marriott.     About  2,000  members. 

WALPOLE  REFORM  CLUEf.  Organized  March  1,  1876.  —  President,  Lawson  D.  Gray; 
Vice-Presidents,  Charles  McPherson;  A.  F.  Engley,  J.  Sanborn,  Henry  Pember, 
James  A.  Hartshorn;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Horace  W.Mann;  Executive  Com- 
mittee, Stephen  Pember,  Harvey  F.  Bird,  N.  B.  Winslow,  Mrs.  Horace  W.  Mann, 
Annie  Hutchinson,  Mrs.  Geo.  II.  Morse.     Number  of  members,  239. 


AGRICULTURAL     SOCIETIES. 


NORFOLK  AGRICULTURAL  SOCIETY.  Organized  1840.  —  President,  Henry  S.  Rus- 
sell, Milton.  Honorary  President,  Hon.  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  Dorchester.  Vice- 
Presidents,  Hon.  Otis  dry,  Foxborough;  Alonzo  AV.  Cheever,  Wrentharm;  John 
Quincy  Adams,  Quincy;  Theodoro  Lyman,  Brookline;  William  II.  Mann,  Sharon; 
Hon.  Henry  L.  Pierce,  Dorchester.  Corresponding  and  Recording  Secretary,  Henry 
O.  Ilildrcth,  Dedham.  Treasurer,  Chauncoy  C.  Churchill,  Dedham.  Executive  Com- 
mittee, E.  C.  It.  Walker,  Dedham;  Augustus  P.  Caldor,  West  Roxburv;  William  T. 
Cook,  Foxborough;  Henry  M.  Mack,  Dorchester;  David  W.  Tucker,  Milton;  Ather- 
ton  T.  Brown,  Brookline;  Alfred  W.  Whitcomb,  Randolph;  Abel  F.  Stevens,  Need- 
ham;  J.  Walter  Bradleo,  Milton.  Finance  Committee  and  Auditors,  Eliphalct 
Stone,  Dedham;  William  J.  Stuart,  Ilydo  Park;  Augustus  B.  Endicott,  Dedham. 
Delogato  to  the  Stato  Board  of  Agriculture,  Eliphalet  Stone,  Dedham. 

BOARD    OF   TRUSTEES. 

Bellinrjham:    George    II.    Crooks.       Braintree:    Alva    Morrison,   David    II.   Bates, 

George  Wales,  E.  A.  Ilollingsworth.     Brookline:   William  J.  Ilydo,  Goorgo  Griggs, 

Charles  Stearns,  William  J.  Griggs.      Canton:  Edmund  Tucker,  James  T.  Sumner, 

Adam  Mcintosh,  Nathaniel  S.  White.      Cohasstt:    Solomon  J.  Beal,  Abraham  II. 


MUSICAL   SOCIETIES. 


85 


Tower.  Dedham:  Luther  Eaton,  Edward  Sumner,  Jeremiah  W.  Gay,  Augustus  B. 
Endicott.  Dorchester:  Lemuel  Clapp,  Samuel  J.  Capen,  Aaron  D.  Capen,  Joseph  E. 
Hall,  George  Dorr,  Manly  W.  Cain.  Dover:  Henry  Goulding,  Ephraiin  Wilson,  Ben- 
jamin N.  Sawin,  Amos  W.  Shumway.  Foxboroujh:  James  Capen,  Francis  D. 
Williams,  Charles  F.  Howard,  James  F.  Leonard.  Franklin:  Erastus  L.  Metcalf, 
John  W.  Richardson,  Francis  B.  Ray,  Davis  Thayer.  Holbrook:  Everett  E.  IIol- 
brook.  Hyde  Park:  Henry  A.  Darling,  William  J.  Stuart,  Charles  F.  Gerry,  C.  L. 
Farnsworth.  Med  field:  Charles  C.  Sewall,  Elijah  Thayer,  Alonzo  B.  Parker,  William 
C.  Allen.  Mcdway:  Willard  P.  Clark,  Clark  Partridge,  William  Daniels,  Milton  M. 
Fisher.  Milton:  Albert  K.  Teele,  Lyman  Davenport,  Charles  L.  Copeland,  Joshua 
W.  Voso.  Needham:  Abel  F.  Stevens,  Charles  II.  Mansfield,  Henry  Black- 
man,  James  Mackintosh.  Norfolk:  Walter  II.  Ffsher,  Erastus  Dupee,  Lucas  Pond, 
George-  E.  Holbrook.  Norwood:  James  R.Fisher,  Isaac  Ellis,  Josiah  W.  Talbot, 
Sidney  E.  Morse.  Quincy:  Joseph  W.  Robertson,  Lemuel  Billings,  Charles  A. 
Howland,  William  L.  Faxon.  Randolph:  J.  White  Belcher,  William  Porter,  Ephraim 
Mann,  Seth  Mann,  2d.  Roxbury:  Roland  Worthington,  J.  Austin  Rogers,  Isaac  Hay- 
don,  Joseph  II.  Chadwick,  Georgo  Curtis,  Samuel  Little.  Sharon:  Asahel  S.  Drake, 
Lewis  W.  Morse,  George  R.  Mann,  Thomas  Decatur.  Stouyhton:  Lucius  Clapp, 
Henry  Bird,  Robert  Porter,  Jr.,  Albert  II.  Drake.  Walpo.'e:  Willard  Lewis,  Henry 
M.  Plimpton,  Edmund  Policy,  Naaman  B.  Wilmarth.  West  R>xbury:  Alfred  S. 
Brown,  Joseph  W.  Page,  Hamilton  J.  Farrar,  George  S.  Curtis.  Weymouth:  Albert 
Tirrell,  Erastus  Nash.  Wrentham:  John  F.  Cowell,  Ebenezer  B.  Parker,  Chauncey 
G.  Fuller,  Robert  P.  Grant. 

NORFOLK  FARMER'S  CLUB,  Norfolk.  Organized  January,  1859. — President,  Silas. 
E.  Falcs;  Vice-Presidents,  Henry  Southland,  N.  H.  Rockwood;  Recording  Secretary, 
L.  C.  Keith;  Corresponding  Secretary,  David  Sharp;  Treasurer  and  Librarian,  Levi 
Blake. 

WEYMOUTH  AGRICULTURAL  AND  INDUSTRIAL  SOCIETY.  —President,  Albert 
Tirrell;  Vice-Presidents,  Elias  S.  Beals,  Erastus  Nash,  J.  Murray  Whitcomb; 
Secretary,  William  Dyer;  Treasurer,  Oran  White;  Directors,  John  S.  Fogg, 
S.  S.  Spear,  Charles  Merritt,  Georgo  Hollis,  D.  L.  Sterling,  William  A.  Shaw, 
Leonard  B.  Tirrell,  Edward  Nolan,  Josiah  Reed,  Charles  II.  Newton,  Thomas 
H.  Humphrey,  Joseph  II.  Clapp,  Alexis  Torrey,  E.  D.  Raymond,  J.  T.  Dizer, 
Joshua  Binncy,  of  Weymouth;  B.  L.  Morrison,  J.  M.  Cutting,  Joshua  Wilkins, 
Braintree;  Bela  Nash,  Abington;  Geo.  B.  Clapp,  Rockland;  Supt.  of  Grounds, 
Leonard  B.  Tirrell;  Supt.  of  Hall,  William  II.  Sargent. 


MUSICAL     SOCIETIES. 


STOUGIITON  MUSICAL  SOCIETY.  —  President,  Winslow  Battles,  Randolph.  Vice- 
Presidents,  Isaac  Swan,Stoughton;  Marcus  A.  Perkins,  Braintree;  Georgo  N.  Spear, 
Holbrook;  William  R.  B.iwen,  Brockton;  J.  Murray  Whitcomb,  Weymouth; 
J.  Horace  Willis,  North  Easton;  Webster  S.  Wales,  North  Abington.  Chorister, 
Hiram  Wilde,  Randolph.  Vice- Chorister,  John  Berry  Thayer,  Randolph.  Treasurer, 
A.  W.  Whitcomb,  Randolph.      Secretary,  D.  II.  Huxford,  Randolph. 

Tho    "  Stoughton  Musical   Society,"    organized  in   1780,  by  singors  and  players 
resident  in  Stoughton,  Canton  and  Sharon,  now  having  a  membership  of  about  500, 


86  NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 

resident  for  tho  most  part  in  Randolph,  Holbrook,  Braintree,  Brockton,  Weymouth, 
Abington,  Easton,  and  tho  above-named  original  towns,  has  maintained  this  long 
existence  without  a  break  in  its  annual  moetings,  which  have  generally  fallen  on 
Christmas  afternoon  and  evening,  with  a  hot  turkey  supper.  Of  late  years  this 
annual  meeting,  or  festival,  has  been  held  at  Randolph,  when  not  only  classical 
choruses,  songs  and  concerted  pieces  are  sung,  but  those  stirring  old  tunes  of 
American  composition,  which  our  sires  sang  with  such  spirit  and  vigor,  arc  given 
with  a  delight  and  accuracy  second  only  to  the  rendering  of  the  fathers. 

A  cherished  object  of  this  society  is  to  keep  alive  and  in  esteem  the  music  of 
the  early  American  composers,  unique  and  weird  in  its  melody,  irregular  in  its 
harmony,  yet  having  a  ring  and  gush  that  savor  of  the  eternal  songs. 
RANDOLPH  CHORAL  SOCIETY.  Organized  about  1850.  —President,  Winslow  Battles; 
Vice-President,  Dr.  C.  C.  Farnham;  Conductor,  John  Berry  Thayer;  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  Sauford  W.  Leach. 


MISCELLANEOUS    ASSOCIATIONS. 


NORFOLK  DISTRICT  MEDICAL  SOCIETY.  Organized  1850.  —  President,  Dr.  John  P. 
Maynard,  Dedham.  Vice-President,  Dr.  Robert  Arnory,  Brooklino.  Secretary  and 
Librarian,  Dr.  Arthur  II.  Nichols,  Roxbury.  Treasurer,  Dr.  George  J.  Arnold,  Rox- 
bury.  Commissioner  of  Trials,  Dr.  Thomas  II.  Dearing,  Braintree.  Councillors,  Drs. 
George  J.  Arnold,  Roxbury;  Henry  Blanchard,  Dorchester;  B.  E.  Cotting,  Rox- 
bury; Robert  T.  Edes,  Roxbury;  D.  S.  Fogg,  Norwood;  F.  F.  Forsaith,  Weymouth; 
Charles  C.  Hayes,  Hyde  Park;  C.  C.  Holmes,  Milton;  Georgo  King,  Franklin; 
James  II.  Morison,  Quincy;  Joel  Seaverns,  Roxbury;  Joseph  Stedman,  Jamaica 
Plain;  Charles  C.  Tower,  Weymouth.  Censors,  Drs.  John  W.  Chaso,  Dedham; 
George  Faulkner,  Jamaica  Plain;  Francis  W.  Goss,  Roxbury;  0.  F.  Rogers, 
Dorchester;   W.  B.  Trull,  Brooklino. 

NORFOLK  CONFERENCE  OF  UNITARIAN  AND  OTHER  CHRISTIAN  CHURCHES. 
—  This  association  which  was  organized  at  Dedham,  Dec.  5,  18CG,  includes  churches 
in  Brooklino,  Canton,  Dedham,  Dorchester  (1),  Dover,  Grantville,  Ilydo  Park, 
Jamaica  Plain,  Medfield,  Milton,  Needham,  Quincy,  Randolph,  Roxbury  (2), 
Sharon,  Sherborn,  South  Natick,  Walpole,  West  Dedham,  West  Roxbury.  Presi- 
dent, J.  Mason  Everett,  Canton;  Secretary,  Rev.  Francis  C.  Williams,  Ilydo  Park;' 
Treasurer,  Jonathan  II.  Cobb,  Dedham. 

NORFOLK  COUNTY  SUNDAY  SCHOOL  ASSOCIATION.  Organized  May  10,  18.'..").— 
President,  John  W.  Porter,  Dorchester.  Vice-Presidents,  Rov.  Adams  Ayor,  Rox- 
bury; Richard  C.  Humphreys,  Dorchester;  Mrs.  Abijah  W.  Draper,  West  Roxbury. 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Rov.  S.  W.  Bush,  Boston.  Directors,  Rev.  Dr.  John  II. 
Morison,  Milton;  John  Knecland,  Roxbury;  Rev.  Edward  Crowninshield,  West 
Dedham;  Miss  E.  P.  Channing,  Milton;  Mrs.  George  Morse,  Medfield. 

TEMPORARY  ASYLUM  FOR  DISCHARGED  FEMALE  PRISONERS,  Dediiam.— 
President,  Mrs.  Horatio  Chickering;  ViccPresident,  Mrs.  Henry  V.  Poor;  Secretary, 
Mrs.  Charles  W.  Doxtcr;  Treasurer,  Francis  A.  Peters;  Assistant  Treasurer,  Mrs. 
Martin  L.  Bradford;  Board  of  Managers,  Mrs.  Horatio  Chickering,  Boston;  Mr. 
Henry  V.  Poor,  Brooklino;  Miss  II.  B.  Chickering,  Dedham;  Mrs.  Henry  A.  Rico, 
Boston;  Mrs.  F.  T.  Gray,  Boston;  Mrs.  Thomas  Howe,  Brooklino;   Miss  S.  D.  Bar- 


MISCELLANEOUS     ASSOCIATIONS.  87 

rctt,  Boston;  Mrs.  Micah  Dyer,  Jr.,  Dorchester;  Mrs.  H.  F.  Durant,  Boston;  Miss 
Ellen  C.  Clark,  Jamaica  Plain;  Mrs.  James  Cutler,  Boston;  Mrs.  Thomas  C.  Stearns, 
Boston;  Mrs.  M.  L.  Bradford,  Dorchester;  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Dexter,  Boston ;  Mrs. 
Gertrude  B.  Pope,  Boston;  Mrs.  Henry  A.  Clipp,  Boston;  Miss  Abby  R.  Loring, 
Boston;  Mrs.  Harrison  Porter,  Boston;  Mrs.  J.  Wells,  Longwood;  Mrs.  John  E.  Tyler, 
Boston;  Mrs.  B.  W.  Field,  Boston;  Mrs.  Edward  P.  Burgess,  Dedham;  Mrs.  Waldo 
Colburn,  Dedham;  Mrs.  Henry  B.  Mcintosh,  Roxbury;  Advisory  Board,  Messrs.  Geo. 
B.  Emerson,  Abner  Kingman,  E.  G.  Burgess,  M.D.,  llcnry  A.  Rice,  Francis  A.  Peters, 
John  Ayrcs,  John  E.  Tyler,  M.D;  Executive  Committee,  Mrs.  John  E.  Tyler,  Mrs. 
James  Cutler,  Mrs.  Horatio  Chickering,  Mr.  Henry  A.  Rice;  Auditing  Committee, 
Messrs.  Stephen  G.  Deblois,  Daniel  Denny;  Finance  Committee,  Messrs.  Henry  A. 
Rico,  John  Ayres;  Purchasing  Committee,  Messrs.  Abncr  Kingman,  John  E.  Tyler, 
M.D.,  Mrs.  Henry  F.  Durant,  Miss  A.  R.  Loring;  Matron,  Miss  L.  M.  Tolmau; 
Sewing  Matron,  Miss  C.  E.  Burnap;  Farmer,  Mr.  R.  R.  Field;  Laundry  Matron, 
Mrs.  A.  W.  Cook;  Housekeeper,  Mrs.  R.  R.  Field;  Nursery  Matron,  Miss  Alsina 
Thompson. 

SAILOR'S  SNUG  HARBOR,  Quincy.  For  seamen  diseased  and  disabled  in  the  U.  S. 
merchant  service.  Incorporated  May  22,  1852. — President,  Thomas  Motley;  Sec- 
retary,  J.  Francis  Tuckerman;  Treasurer,  William  B.  Storer;  Executive  Committee, 
Thomas  Motley,  Ebon  Bacon,  Jos.  B.  Glover,  William  B.  Storer,  Thomas  Parsons; 
Trustees,  F.  II.  Bradleo,  J.  Q.  Adams,  W.  W.  Greenough,  Thomas  Motley,  Thomas 
Parsons,  S.  C.  Thwiug,  Nath'l  Emmons,  J.  Francis  Tuckerman,  J.  B.  Kettell,  W.  B. 
Storer,  David  Whiton,  W.  A.  Wellman,  L.  Saltonstall,  J.  P.  Bayley,  J.  B.  Glover, 
W.  C.  Rogers,  Ebon  Bacon,  Geo.  B.  Upton,  George  A.  Gardner,  II.  C.  Brooks,  Wni. 
E.  Perkins,  J.  G.  Whitney,  and  Collector  of  the  Port  of  Boston,  ex  officio. 

NATIONAL  SAILORS'  HOME,  Quincy.  A  homo  for  sailors,  mariners,  and  others  em- 
ployed  in  the  naval  service  of  the  United  States,  disabled  by  wounds,  sickness,  and 
old  age.  Incorporated  March  14,  1SC5.  Homo  dedicated  Aug.  1,  1SCG.  — Trustees, 
Hon.  Alexander  II.  Rico,  President;  James  L.  Little,  Treasurer;  William  Perkins, 
Samuel  C.  Cobb,  Gen.  Charles  G.  Loring,  Peter  Butler,  Charles  J.  Morrill,  Admiral 
Charles  Steadman,  U.S.N.,  Clerk  and  Auditor,  Joshua  Crane;  Dr.  William  L.  Faxon, 
Superintendent  and  Physician;   Mrs.  W.  L.  Faxon,  Matron. 

DEDHAM  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY.  Incorporated  April  23,  1862.  —President,  Henry 
0.  Hildreth;  Vice-President,  Alfred  Ilewins;  Corresponding  Secretary,  A.  Ward 
Lamson;  Recording  Secretary,  Treasurer  and  Librarian,  John  D.  Cobb;  Curators, 
Waldo  Colburn,  William  Bullard,  Erastus  Worthington;  Auditors,  A.  W.  Lamson, 
Georgo  F.  Fisher. 

DEDHAM  UNION.  Connected  with  the  First  Church,  and  organized  1873. — President, 
Winslow  Warren;  Vice-President,  Herbert  Maj'nard;  Secretary,  Miss  S.  E.  Weather- 
bee,  Treasurer,  Miss  M.  L.  Talbot;  Directors,  Miss  S.  E.  Hodges,  Eben  Hewins,  Henry 
Smith. 

ST.  PAUL'S  GUILD.  Connected  with  St.  Paul's  Episcopal  Parish,  Dedham.  Organized 
1873. — President,  Rev.  Daniel  Goodwin;  Vice-President,  Erastus  Worthington; 
Secretary,  John  F.  Wakefield;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  Cornelia  S.  Hildreth;  Counsellors, 
Frederick  D.  Ely,  Miss  Sarah  S.  Haskell,  Charles  E.  Conant. 


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NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


JUSTICES  OF    THE  PEACE    AKD   QUORUM. 


THROUGHOUT    THE   COMMONWEALTH. 


Braintrce. 

Edward  Avery,  Asa  French,  Naaoian  L. 
White. 

Brookline. 

Seth  Ames,  William  Aspinwall.  Clement 
K.  Fay,  Thomas  Parsons,  Frederick  A. 
Searle,  Augustine  Shurtleff,  Ginory  Twitch- 
ell,  Thomas  H.  Talbot,  James  S.  Whitney, 
Mosos  Williams,  Jr. 

Canton. 

Ellis  Ames,  Charles  Endicott,  Charles  H. 
French,  Samuel  13.  Noyes,  Rufus  C.  Wood. 

Cohasset. 

Aaron  Pratt. 
Dedham. 

Franklin  Copeland,  Henry  0.  Hildreth, 
Charles  A.  Mackintosh,  Ezra  Wilkinson, 
Eiastus  Worthington. 

Medway. 

Milton  M.  Fisher. 


Milton. 

Joseph  McKean  Churchill,  Robert  B. 
Forbes,  Edward  L.  Pierce,  Henry  S.  Russell, 
Nathaniel  F.  Safford. 

IVeedham. 

Charles  A.  Phelps,  George  White. 

<luincy. 

John  Quincy  Adams,  William  B.  Duggan. 

Randolph. 

J.  White  Belcher,  John  V.  Beal,  Seth 
Turner. 

Sharon. 

Sanford  Waters  Billings. 

Walpole. 

Francis  W.  Bird. 

Weymouth. 

Everett  C.  Bumpus,  James  Humphrey. 


FOR    THE    COUNTY    OF    NORFOLK. 


Dedham. 

Jonathan  II.  Cobb,  Chauncey  C.  Churchill, 
Ira  Cleveland,  Waldo  Colburn,  Charles  C. 
Sanderson. 

Foxborons;h> 
James  E.  Carpentor. 


Hyde    Park. 

W.  H.  II.  Andrews,  Orin  T.  Gray. 

Weymouth. 

Alvah  Raymond. 


JUSTICES   OF    THE   PEACE    FOR   THE 
COUNTY  OF  NORFOLK.      .. 


BELLI1VGIIAM. 

Andrew  A.  Bates,  Nathan  A.  Cook,  David  Lawrence,  Savel  Metcalf. 

BRAHVTR.EE. 

David  II.  Bates,  Phillip  Curtis,  Ebcn  Denton,  N.  F.  T.  Ilaydon,  Elias  Hayward,  Francis 
A.  IL. bait,  Nathaniel  II.  Hunt,  Arza  B.  Keith,  John  Kimball,  William  F.  Locko,  Amos 
W.  Stetson,  Elisha  Thayer,  E.  F.  E.    Thayer,  Noah   Tonoy,  Cranmoro   N.  Wallace,  A. 

Judson  Warren. 


JUSTICES    OF   THE   PEACE.  89 


BROOKLIHE. 

II.  Edward  Abbott,  Benjamin  F.  Baker,  William  I.  Bowditch,  Charles  Burrill,  Sumner 
C.  Chandler,  Iloraco  D.  Chapin,  William  D.  Coolidge,  Joshua  Crane,  David  II.  Daniels, 
Charles  II.  Drew,  Gustavus  M.  Finotti,  William  B.  Ilaseltinc,  Martin  P.  Kennard,  Brad- 
ford Kingman,  Francis  W.  Lawrence,  Robert  S.  Littell,  George  A.  Mudgo,  Charles  F. 
Perkins,  Peter  W.  Pierce,  James  M.  Seamans,  William  B.  Sears,  Lewis  Slack,  Howard 
Stockton,  Charles  A.  Williams,  Moses  Withington. 

CAJ'TOBf. 

Frank  M.  Ames,  Henry  F.  Buswell,  John  Cronin,  George  E.  Downes,  Nathaniel  W. 
Dunbar,  Thomas  E.  Grover,  William  Mansfield,  Jacob  Silloway,  Jr.,  James  T.  Sumner. 

con  ASSET. 

Solomon  J.  Beal,  Louis  T.  Cushing,  David  S.  G.  Doane,  Edward  E.  Ellms,  Franklin  D. 
Goodrich,  Martin  Lincoln,  J.  Q.  A.  Lothrop,  Henry  Tolman. 

D  E  D  R  A  M  . 

John  II.  Burdakin,  Charles  J.  Capen,  Jonathan  Cobb,  John  D.  Cobb,  John  Cox,  Jr., 
Charles  Dean,  Merrill  D.  Ellis,  Frederick  D.  Ely,  Augustus  B.  Endicott,  Charles  II.  Far- 
rington,  Calvin  Guild,  Alfred  Hewins,  Don  Glcason  Hill,  Lewis  II.  Kingsbury,  John  N. 
McKery,  Edward  S.  Rand,  Jr.,  Henry  W.  Richards,  Nathaniel  Smith,  Royal  0.  Storrs, 
Mirick  P.  Sumner,  John  W.  Thomas,  Ezra  W.  Taft,  Alonzo  B.  Wentworth,  Henry  White, 
Philander  S.  Young. 

DOVER. 

Edwin  C.  Moulton,  Amos  W.  Shumway,  Ephraim  Wilson. 

FOXBOROUGH. 
William  Boyd,  Edgar  R.  Butterworth,  James  Capen,  Robert  W.  Carpenter,  Otis  Cary, 
Edwin  W.   Clarke,  Alfred  Fales,  Alfred  Hodges,  Charles  W.  Hodges,  James   F.  Leonard, 
Carmi  Richmond,  Isaac  Smith,  A.  Thomas  Starkey,  Charles  W.  Sumner. 

FBAJIKLIX. 
Paul  B.  Clark,  Adams  Daniels,  Henry  M.  Greene,  William  E.  Nason,  James  E.  Pollard, 
Stephen  W.  Richardson,   William  Rockwood,  Alpheus  A.  Russegue,  Adin   D.    Sargeant, 
Charles  W.  Stewart,  George  W.  Wiggin. 

HOLBBOOK. 

John  Adams,  David  Blanchard,  Elisha  W.  Thayer,  Jacob  Whitcomb,  John  TJnderhay. 

HYDE     PARK. 
Joseph  C.  Bates,  Albion  P.  Bickmore,  Wilmot  E.  Broad,  Isaac  J.  Brown,  Henry  S.  Bun- 
ton,    Charles  M.  Chapin,    Charles   G.  Chick,  William   J.    Corcoran,    Henry    II.  Curtice, 
Edmund  Davis,  Enoch  P.  Davis,  Willard  F.  Estey,  Charles  Sturtevant,  Henry  B.  Terry, 
Benjamin  C.  Vose. 

MEDFIELD. 
George  H.  Ellis,  Jeremiah  B.  Halo,  Charles  Ilamant,  James  Hewins,  Charles  C.  Sewall. 

MED  WAY. 

Willard  P.  Clark,  Charles  n.  Deans,  Asa  M.  B.  Fuller,  Joel  E.  Hunt,  Orion  A. 
Mason,  Addison  P.  Thayer,  Israel  P.  Quimby,  Jr.,  Erastus  II.  Tyler. 

MILTOS. 

Samuel  Babcock,  Gideon  Beck,  Charles  Dreck,  J.  Walter  Bradleo,  Jesso  Bunton,  C. 
M.  S.  Churchill,  George  Penniman,  James  Sumnor,  James  Tucker,  George  Vose,  Edwin  D. 
Wadsworth,  Horace  E.  Ware,  James  C.  Whito,  Henry  A.  Whitney,  Seth  D.  Whitney. 


90  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


IVEEDHAM. 

Thomas  E.  Barry,  Charles  Blaisdell,  Edgar  H.  Bowers,  Richard  Boynton,  Albion  R, 
Clapp,  William  H.  Crocker,  Georgo  K.  Daniell,  Henry  F.  Durant,  George  E.  Eaton,  Joseph 

E.  Fisko,  Solomon  Flagg,  Joshua  J.  Gould,  Charles  C.  Greenwood,  Emery  Grover,  Abel 
Jennings,  William  Jennings,  Mark  Leo,  Charles  H.  Mansfield,  Clough  R.  Miles,  William 
R.  Mills,  Enoch  L.  Pope,  Francis  II.  Stevens. 

MOBFOLK. 

Charles  J.  Bryant,  Daniel  J.  Holbrook,  Lewis-  D.  Metcalf,  Saul  B.  Scott,  Henry 
Trowbridge. 

BfOBWOOD. 
Willard  Gay,  Samuel  E.  Pond,  Francis  Tinker,  Francis  0.  Winslow. 

QTTIIVCY. 

Brooks  Adams,  Henry  Barker,  Lewis  Bass,  Ebonezer  Bent,  D.  Howard  Bills,  Charles 
W.  Carter,  Noah  Cummings,  Benjamin  Dodge,  R.  Augustus  Duggan,  William  L.  Faxon, 
Ensign   S.    Fellows,  Washington    M.    French,  George    L.    Gill,    John   Hardwick,    Lewis 

F.  Ilobbs,  Charles  A.  Howland,  Jediah  P.  Jordan,  Georgo  II.  Locke,  Joseph  W.  Lom- 
bard, Lucius  W.  Lovell,  Henry  Lunt,  Charles  Marsh,  Albert  G.  Olney,  William  S.  Pattee, 
Whitcomb  Porter,  E.  Granville  Pratt,  Josiah  P.  Quincy,  Joseph  W.  Robertson,  Horace 
B.  Spear,  Edmund  B.  Taylor,  James  E.  Tirrell,  Edward  Turner,  John  T.  White,  Isaiah 

G.  Whiton. 

RANDOLPH. 
Hiram  C.  Alden,  Horatio  B.  Allen,  Eleazer  Beal,  Ezra  S.  Conant,  Benjamin  Dickin- 
son, John  T.  Flood,  Charles  G.  Hathaway,  Daniel  Howard,  Nathaniel  Howard,  Seta 
Mann,  2d,  James  E.  O'Brien,  John  G.  Poole,  J.  Winsor  Pratt,  John  B.  Thayer,  James  A. 
Tower,  Royal  W.  Turner,  George  W.  Wales,  Jonathan  Wales,  Thomas  West,  Oramel 
White. 

snABom. 

Thomas  Decatur,  Charles  T.  Howard,  Josiah  Johnson,  Otis  Johnson,  William  R.  Mann, 
Lewis  W.  Morso,  William  B.  Wickes. 

STOrGHTOIf. 

John  A.  Bowdlear,  J.  Merrill  Browne,  Lucius  Clapp,  Christopher  Dyer,  Jr.,  John  C. 
Galvin,  Jesse  Holmos,  Clifford  Keith,  James  Keith,  Henry  C.  Kimball,  Abram  C.  Paul, 
Bradford  Raymond,  John  H.  Simmons,  George  Talbot,  Jabez  Talbot,  Jr. 

WALPOLE. 

Charles  Bird,  Nathaniel  Bird,  Henry  S.  Clarke,  Joshua  B.  Ilanners,  James  G.  Harts- 
horn, Georgo  A.  Kendall,  James  II.  Leland,  Isaac  N.  Lewis,  William  Mooro,  George  P. 
Morey,  Henry  A.  Perkins,  Charles  II.  Prescott,  James  G.  Scott,  Hubbard  W.  Tilton. 

WEYMOUTH. 

Elias  S.  Beals,  Zecheriah  L.  Bieknell,  Nathan  Canterbury,  Joseph  Dyer,  Georgo  W. 
Fay,  E.  Atherton  Hunt,  Ebenezer  W.  Hunt,  John  W.  Hunt,  Frank  W.  Lowis,  Jacob 
Loud,  John  J.  Loud,  Honry  Newton,  George  E.  Porter,  Thomas  B.  Porter,  Nathan  II. 
Pratt.  Quincy  L.  Reed,  Augustus  J.  Richards,  Elias  Richards,  Norton  Q.  Tirrell,  James 
Torrey,  Noah  Vining,  Samuel  Webb,  Benjamin  F.  White,  Georgo  W.  Whito,  Jr.,  Oran 
White. 

XV  It  E  JV  T  II  A  HI . 

John  J.  Archer,  William  W.  Cowell,  Nathan  Ely,  Abraham  W.  Harris,  Silas  Metoalf, 
Samuel  Warner,  George  M.  Warren. 


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NOTARIES  PUBLIC. 


Canton. 

Francis    W.    Deane,    Charles     Endicott, 
Thuuias  E.  Grover,  Jacob  Silloway,  Jr. 

Dedham. 

Chauncey  C.  Churchill,  Lewis  H.  Kings- 
bury, Royal  0.  Storrs. 

Franklin. 

Alpheus  A.  Russegue. 

Hyde    Park. 

Henry  S.  Bunton,  Willard  F.  Estey. 

Medway. 

Milton  M.  Fisher. 


Milton. 

Horace  E.  Ware. 
IVeedham. 

Emery  Grover. 
Quincy. 

Henry  F.  Barker,  Rupert  F.  Claflin. 

Randolph. 

Royal  W.  Turner. 

Weymouth. 

John  J.  Loud,  Quincy  L.  Reed. 

Wrentham. 

Samuel  Warner. 


ATTORNEYS. 


Braintree. 

Edward    Aver}',    Asa  French,    Henry  A. 
Johnson,  Naatnan  L.  White. 
Brookline. 

William  Aspinwall,  William  I.  Bowditch, 
J.  B.  Braman,  Alfred  D.  Chandler,  Sumner 
C.  Chandler,  Charles  11.  Drew,  Clement  K. 
Fay,  George  Griggs.  Frank  R.  Hall,  Bradford 
Kingman,  Arthur  Lincoln,  Albert  iMason, 
Moorfield  Storey,  Thomas  II.  Talbot,  E.  W. 
E.  Tompson,  Samuel  Tompson,  Charles  A. 
Williams,  Moses  Williams,  Jr. 

Canton. 

Fllis  Ames,  Henry  F.  Buswell,  Charles 
Endicott,  Thomas  E.  Grover,  Samuel  B. 
Noyes. 

Cohasset. 
Louis  T.  Cushing. 
Dedham. 
John  R.  Bullard,  John  D.  Cobb,  Jonathan 
II.    Cobb,  Frederick  D.   Ely,  Don  Gleason 
Hill,  A.  Ward  Lainson,  Charles  A.  Mackin- 
tosh, F.  W.  Pelton,  Arnold  A.  Rand,  Edward 
S.  Rand,  Jr.,  John  F.  Wakefield,  Thomas 
L.   Wakefield,   Winslow  Warren,   Alonzo  B. 
Wentworth,    Samuel    S.    Willson,    Erastus 
Worthington. 

Foxborough. 
James  E.  Carpenter,  Robert  W.  Carpenter. 
Franklin. 
George  W.  Wiggin. 

Hyde   Park. 

W.  II.  II.  Andrews,  Z.  S.  Arnold,  C.  G. 
Chick,  J.  E.  Cotter,  Edmund  Bavis,  Willard 


F.  Estey,    Alfred   E.  Giles,  Orin  T.  Gray, 
Henry  H.  Smith,  Henry  B.  Terry. 

Medfield. 

James  Ilewins. 

Medway. 

George  W.  Deans. 
Milton. 

Charles  M.  S.  Churchill,  Edward  L.  Pierce, 
Nathaniel  F.  Safford,  Nathaniel  Morton 
Safford,  Horace  E.  Ware. 

IVeedham. 

Thomas  E.  Barry,  Samuel  G.  Clarke, 
Emery  Grover,  C.  R.  Miles. 

jVorfolk. 

Daniel  J.  Ilolbrook, 
Quincy. 
John  Q.  Adams,  E.  Granville  Pratt,  James 
E.  Tirrell. 

Randolph. 
John  V.  Beal,  John  F.  Kilton,  James  A. 
Tower,  Jonathan  Wales. 

Sharon. 

Bush  rod  Morse. 
Stoughton. 

J.  Merrill  Browne. 

Weymouth. 

E.  C.  Bumpus,  James  Humphrey,  Frank 
W.  Lewis. 

Wrentham. 
Charles  J.  Randall,  Samuel  Warner. 


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PHYSICIANS. 


Bellingliam. 

Boland  Hammond. 

Braintree. 

Thomas  II.  Dearing,  William  0.  Faxon, 
Noah  Torrcy. 

Brookline. 
llobort  Araory,  Ira  B.  Cushing,  C.  Irving 
Fisher,  Tappan  E.  Francis,  George  K. 
Sabine,  Augustine  Shurtleff,  N.  C.  Towle, 
"Washington  J3.  Trull,  D.  B.  VanSlyck,  Geo. 
P.  Wesselhoeft. 

Canton. 
Alexander  B.  Holmes,   Bufus  S.  Parker, 
C.  S.  Young. 

Cohasset. 
Gustavus  P.  Pratt. 

Dedham. 

Ebenezer  G.  Burgess,  John  W.  Chase, 
John  P.  Maynard,  George  A.  Southgate, 
William  G.  Ware,  Charles  II.  Witham. 

Foxborough. 

Lemuel  Dickerman,  William  A.  Dicker- 
man,  J.  G.  S.  Hitchcock,  Isaac  Smith. 

Franklin. 

Shadrack  Atwood,  George  King,  William 

B.  Nolen,  Jacob  Blake. 

Holbrook. 

J.  B.  Kingsbury. 
Hyde    Park. 

Charles  L.  Edwards,  Willard  S.  Everett, 
Francis  L.  Gerald,  Freeman  Hatch,  Charles 

C.  Hayes,   Charles  Sturtovant,   Thomas  F. 
Sumner. 

Milton. 
C.  C.  Holmes,  Jonathan  Ware. 


Medtield. 

J.  II.  Biehardson. 

Medivay. 

C.  A.  Bemis,  James  A.  Gale,  J.  C.  Galli- 

son,  A.  Le  Baron  Monroe. 

Norwood. 

Francis  M.  Ciagin,  David  S.  Fogg. 

IVeedham. 

Albert  D.  Kingsbury,  Henry  T.  Mansfield, 
G.  H.  Hackett,   Isaac  H.  Hazelton,   Albert 

E.  Miller,  W.  0.  B.  Wingate. 

Quincy. 
Alvah  M.  Dam,  Miss  M.  K.  Gale,  John 
II.  Gilbert,  J.  A.Gordon,  James  F.  Harlow, 
A.  W.  Keene,  James  Morison,  William  S. 
Pattoo,  James  A.  Stetson,  Joseph  Under- 
wood. 

Randolph. 

Ebenezer  Alden,  Emery  A.  Allen,  War- 
ren M.  Babbitt,  Augustus  L.  Chaso,  Thadeus 
T.  Cushman,  Charles  C.  Farnham,  Bradford 
L.  Wales. 

Sharon. 
Amasa  D.  Bacon. 
Stoughton. 
S.  S.  Gilford,  —  Harvey,  W.  E.  C.  Swan, 
Simeon  Tucker. 

Walpole. 
Silas  Emleyn  Stono,  Androw  J.  Bunnells. 

Weyinoutls. 

Boscoe  E.  Brown,  G.  W.Fay,  —  Fitzgerald, 

F.  F.  Forsaith,  —  Eraser,  Moses  B.  Gredy, 
W.  A.  Hathaway,  Granville  C.  Pinkham, 
N.  Q.  Tirroll,  C.  C.  Tower. 

Wrentham. 

George  F.  Butman. 


JURORS. 


<;r.\\d   jirors   for   the   tear.   isto. 


William  II.  Hitchcock,  Foreman,      Sharon. 
John  M.  Whitcomb,  Clerk,  Weymouth. 


Asa  W.  Adams, 
George  E.  Allen, 
Zenas  Allen, 
Charles  Bailey, 
William  N.  Katon, 
Charles  L.  Fales, 
William  V.  Haley, 
Davis  L.  Hartshorn, 
Alexander  W.  Hayden, 


Medway. 

Medfiel'd. 

Hyde  Park. 

Dedham. 

Quincy. 

Foxborougli. 

« 'aiilcii. 

Walpole. 

Cohasset. 


Joromiah  Ilorgan, 
Edward  1).  Howard, 
William  A.  Howe, 
Charles  W.  Mansfield, 
Richardson  Metoalf, 
Ellis  T.  Norcross, 
Martin  P.  Pike, 
Caleb  Thayer, 
Thomas  1'.  Toomey, 
lliiain  Ware. 
Amos  L.  Wood, 


Norwood. 

Necilham. 

Dover. 

Braintree. 

Franklin. 

Bellingliam. 

Bandolph. 

Holbrook. 

Stougliton. 

Wrentham. 

Brookliuo. 


jurors. 


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JURORS     SUPREME    JUDICIAL    COURT. 

FEBRUARY   TERM,  187G. 
William  C.  Endicott,  of  Salem,  Presiding  Judge. 


First  Jury. 
Edwin  C.  Aldrich,  Foreman,       Ilydo  Park. 

Warren  W.  Adams,  Quiuc.y. 

Daniel  J.  Dates,  Cohasset. 

Charles  G.  Blake,  Dover. 

Henry  Blaney,  Brookline. 

William  Fales,  Dedbam. 

Thomas  Farrell,  Stoughton. 

Azel  R.  French,  Braintree. 

Isaac  F.  French,  Weymouth. 

Ansel  0.  Clarke,  Braintree. 

Oliver  Clifford,  MedBeld. 

Joseph  Colburn,  Dedham. 

William  A.  McKean,  Bellingham. 

AValter  F.  Partridge,  Wrentham. 

Saul  B.  Scott,  Norfolk. 

Warren  Thayer,  Weymouth. 


Second  Jury. 
Charles  Gowen,  Foreman, 
Henry  II.  Dimon, 
Robert  Draper, 
Robert  S.  Gray, 
Francis  A.  Jewett, 
Isaac  Littlefield, 
Edson  A.  Morse, 
Amasa  S.  Niles, 
Richard  Oldham, 
Elijah  Partridge,  2d, 
Willard   Richards, 
Jesse  K.  Snow, 


SUPERNUMERARIES. 


George  Veazio, 
Edwin  D.  Wadsworth, 
Daniel  Warren, 


PETIT    JURORS    FOR    SUPERIOR    COURT. 

APRIL  CRIMINAL  TERM,   1S76. 
John  P.  Putnam,  of  Boston,  Presiding  Judge. 


First 
William  P.  Hewins, 
Charles  Badger, 
Stephen  D.  Bennett, 
Elijah  Clark, 
Arthur  Cunningham, 
Charles  II. Dewing, 
Geo.  W.  Dunakin, 
William  C.  Fisher, 
Alonzo  Forsaith, 
George  II.  Ilaggett, 
Henry  P.  Home, 
Benj.  R.  Kennison, 

Joseph  Day, 
Hobart  M.  Cable, 
Francis  Redman, 
George  M.  Warren, 


Jury.  Second  Jury, 

Foreman,         Medfield.  George  Scott,  Foreman, 

Franklin.  Thomas  W.Lincoln, 

Brookline.  Cyrus  Littlefield, 

Medway.  Benj.  Lyman  Morrison, 

Milton.  James  O'Donovan, 

Needham.  Lewis  B.  Paine, 

Sharon.  George  C.  Park, 

Norwood.  Joseph  W.  Porter, 

Stoughton.  Josephus  Shaw, 

Dedham.  Joseph  II.  Smith, 

Quincy.  William  II.  Stratton, 

Weymouth.  Horatio  G.  Turner, 

supernumeraries. 


Franklin. 

Ilydo  Park. 

Brookline. 

Wrentham. 


Henry  II.  Watson, 
Nath'l  S.  White, 
Addison  L.  Wight, 


APRIL   CIVIL   TERM,  1876. 
William  Allen,  of  Northampton,  Presiding  Judge. 


First  Jury. 
Samuel  A.  Vining,  Foreman,         Holbrook. 

Samuel  Allen,  Wat  pole. 

F.  D.  J.  Barney,  Bellingham. 

William  M.  Comey,  Noifolk. 

Timothy  Corey,  Brookline. 

Seth  Dewing,  Jr.,  Quincy. 

James  W.  Edgerlcy,  Brookline. 

William  Geary,  Stoughton. 

Joel  F.  Goodwin,  Ilydo  Park. 

Thomas  II.  Humphrey,  Weymouth. 

Benjamin  G.  Kimball,  Needham. 

William  G.  Kimball,  Quincy. 


Second  Jury, 
Oliver  B.  Shaw,  Foreman, 
Cornelius  McMahon, 
Willard  Miller, 
Elbert  S.  Moses, 
George  W.  Nickcrson, 
George  K.  Niekerson, 
Wilhird  K.  Poole, 
Jonathan  Prescott, 
John  A.  Quincy, 
Amaea  S.  Thayer, 
'Ansel  K.  Tisdale, 
William  R.  Wild, 


Franklin. 

Holbrook. 

Canton. 

Walpolo. 

Brookline. 

Stoughton. 

Foxborough. 

Randolph. 

Norwood. 

Medway. 

Sharon. 

Franklin. 


Quincy. 

Milton. 

Needham. 


Dover. 

Quiney. 

Stoughton. 

Braintree. 

Weymouth. 

Randolph. 

Walpole. 

Holbrook. 

Braintree. 

Cohasset. 

Foxborough. 

Dedham. 


Norfolk. 

Canton. 

Bellin;rhani. 


Weymouth. 

Randolph. 

Franklin. 

Franklin. 

Milton. 

Cohasset. 

Sharon. 

Canton. 

Medfield. 

Braintree. 

Dover. 

Braintree. 


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SUPERNUMERARIES. 


Allon  C.  Doolittle, 
T.  Francis  Guy, 
Samuel  D.  Northrup, 
Augustus  L.  Ware, 


Foxborough. 

Norwood. 

Wrentham. 

Medway. 


Nathaniel  M.  Warren, 
Benjamin  Weatherbeo, 
John  E.  Weatherbeo, 


SEPTEMBER  CRIMINAL   TERM,  1876. 
P.  Emory  Aldrich,  of  Worcester,  Presiding  Judge. 


First  Jury. 

Timothy  F.  Clary,  Foreman,  Milton. 

Eustis  Baker,  Dedham. 

Philander  Bates,  Cohasset. 

Bradford  A.  Bennett,  Wrentham. 

John  Blanchard,  Weymouth. 

Samuel  Bowditch,  Braintree. 

Edwin  Clarke,  Brookline. 

Martin  V.  Cook,  Bellingham. 

Andrew  A.  Harrington.  Canton. 

Daniel  J.  Holbrook,  Norfolk. 

Henry  Martin  Ilollis,  Braintree. 

John  Humphrey,  Dover. 

Rufus  A.  Thayer,  Randolph. 

James  P.  Ingalls,  Needham. 

Charles  M.  Nowell,  Brookline. 

Walter  P.  Tirroll,  AVoymouth. 


Second  Jury. 
John  N.  Smith,  Foreman, 
Francis  P.  Loud, 
Franc-is  A.  Massoy, 
Anson  Morse, 
Clarence  C.  Pcrter, 
George  Richards, 
Asa  Sargent, 
Joshua  Seavoy, 
Charles  II.  Spaulding, 
J.  Isaac  Spear, 
Nathaniel  P.  Spraguo, 
Charles  Calvin  Sumner, 


SUPERNUMERARIES. 


Benjamin  C.  Vose, 
George  E.  Whiting, 
Willard  C.  Whiting, 


SEPTEMBER   CIVIL   TERM,   1876. 
Ezra  Wilkinson,  of  Dedham,  Presiding  Judge. 


First  Jury. 

Louis  T.  Cushing,  Foreman,  Cohasset. 

Charles  L.  Badger,  Quincy. 

J.  B.  Baker,  Jr.,  Dedham. 

Berthier  R.  Ballou,  Stoughton. 

William  Bowditch,  Braintree. 

George  W.  Bruce,  Medfield. 

Waldo  C.  French,  Weymouth. 

Geo.  II.  Giltnoro,  Franklin. 

Lewis  Gomez,  Braintree. 

David  J.  Harmon,  Brookline. 

Andrew  R.  Jones,  Norfolk. 

R.  Warren  Jones,  Sharon. 

Charles  W.  Clarke, 
Joseph  L.  Ellis, 
Benj.  R.  Follett, 


Second  Jury. 
John  Panter,  Foreman, 
Mark  Lee, 
Sidney  E.  Morse, 
Stephen  Partridge, 
James  T.  Penuiman, 
Benj.  F.  Richards, 
David  B.  Robinson, 
George  W.  Saunders, 
Charles  Smith, 
Jona  Whiting, 
Theophilus  W.  Whiting, 
Elbridgo  G.  Whitney, 


SUPERNUMERARIES. 

Franklin.    I    John  M.  Forbes, 
Walpole.        William  Heustis, 
Wrentham,       John  Riley, 

DECEMBER   CRIMINAL   TERM,  1876. 


John  P. 
First  Jury. 
Douglass  A.  Brooks,  Foreman, 
Jeremiah  Allen, 
Andrew  J.  Bates, 
Walter  S.  Beal, 
Sylvester  S.  Burleigh, 
Philip  Carver, 
Irving  Curtis, 
John  B.  Fisher, 
Josiah  K.  Foster, 
John  J.  Giles, 
Elbridge  Grant, 
Frederick  Guild, 


Putnam,  of  Boston,  Presiding  Judge. 

Second  Jury. 

Braintree.  John  II.  Kingsbury,  Foreman, 

Dover.  Benjamin  Hobart, 

Braintrco.  Daniel  F.  Kendall, 

Cohasset.  James  La  Croix, 

Brookline.  George  II.  Morse, 

Quincy.  Willard  M.  Nottago, 

Medfield.  William  Pierce, 

Dedham.  William  T.  Rico, 

Canton.  John  Spear, 

Dedham.  Robt.  S.  Sumner, 

Bellingham.'  Leonard  A.  Thayer, 

Walpole.  Thomas  Decatur, 


Stoughton. 
Dedham. 
Dedham. 


Walpole. 

Quincy. 

Quincy. 

Norwood. 

Stoughton. 

Sharon. 

Franklin. 

Medway. 

Medfield. 

Stoughton. 

Holbrook. 

Foxborough. 


Hyde  Park. 
Dedham. 
Franklin. 


Brookline. 

Needham. 

Norwood. 

Medway. 

Quincy. 

Weymouth. 

Foxborough. 

Canton. 

Dedham. 

Dover. 

Holbrook. 

Belliu<rhain. 


Milton, 
Hyde  Park. 

Stoughton. 


Norfolk. 

<.  J 1 1  i  1 1  <  •  \- . 

Hyde  Park. 

Medway. 

Norwdod. 

Foxborough. 

Needham. 

Weymouth. 

Holbrook. 

Stoughton. 

Stoughton. 

Sharon. 


POST   OFFICES   AXD    POSTMASTERS. 


95 


Charles  A.  Deane, 
Joseph  W.  lleaton, 
Artemas  S.  Jones, 
0.  W.  Peabody, 


SUPERNUMERARIES. 

Franklin.  |  Geo.  W.  Porter, 
Lemuel  Torrey, 
Alfred  Tucker, 


Franklin. 

Brookline. 

Milton. 


Wrenthatn. 

Weyuiouth. 

Randolph. 


DECEMBER   CIVIL   TERM,  1876. 
John  P.   PuTNAsr,  of  Boston,  Presiding  Judge. 


First  Jury. 
Sanford  Carroll,  Foreman, 
Horrett  Adams, 
E.  \V.  II.  Bass, 
S.,  Warren  Bullard, 
Seneca  Burr, 
Charles  B.  Dexter, 
Herman  C.  Farriugton, 
John  L.  Fisher, 
Samuel  W.  Hollis, 
Nathl.  Howard, 
Frank  M.  Howes, 
Eii  T.  Joy, 


Lewis  J.  Bird, 
Washington  Brown, 
Luther  A.  Ilayden,  Jr., 
Thacher  Loring, 


Second  Jury. 

Dedham. 

John  Littlefield,  Foreman, 

Milton 

Dedham. 

John  Mann, 

Walpole 

Quincy. 

John  McCormack, 

Brookline 

Sharon. 

William  M.  McNamara, 

Stonghton 

Bellingham. 

Matthew  O'Dea, 

Stoughton 

Xorwood. 

James  O'Donntll, 

Medway 

Wrentham. 

William  L.  Perry, 

Foxborough 

Norfolk. 

Loring  Tirrell, 

Weymouth 

Braintree. 

Peter  B.  Turner, 

Quincy 

Randolph. 

Emery  A.  Wheeler, 

Medfield 

Canton. 

John  S.  Whitaker, 

Braintree 

Weymouth. 

Peter  Adams, 

Franklin 

SUPERNUl 

[ERARIES. 

Hyde  Park. 

George  I.  Partridge, 

Franklin. 

Cohassct. 

Henry  J.  Winchenback, 

Dover. 

Holbrook. 

William  Heckle, 

Needham. 

Brookline. 

POST   OFFICES  A^TD  POSTMASTERS. 


Bellingliani. 

Bellinjham.  —  R.  F.  Thayer. 

Caryvil/e.  — Calvin  Fairbanks. 

North  Bellinjham.  —  Stephen  B.  Smith. 

Braintree. 

Braintree.  — Charles  W.  Proctor. 
South  Braintree.  —  Elias  Hay  ward. 

Brookline. 

Brookline.  —  Cyrus  W.  Ruggles. 

Canton. 

Canton.  —  Rufus  C.  Wood. 

P  ■■•"j.  —  George  M.  Davenport. 

Cohasset. 

Cohassct.  —  Charles  A.  Gross. 
Beechwoods.  —  Ezra  Brown. 
Nanlasket.  —  Welcome  Peal. 

Dedham. 

Dedham.  —  Ambroso  B.  Galucia. 
Sprtnj  Vale.  —  Alonzo  B.  Wentworth. 
West  Dedham.  —  Theodore  Gay. 

Dover. 

Dover.  —  George  L.  Howe. 


Foxborough. 

Foxboroujh.  —  Charles  H.  Briggs. 
East  Foxboroujh.  —  David  Wyman. 
West  Foxboroujh.  —  Miss  Fanny  Everett. 

Franklin. 

Franklin.  — Joseph  A.  Woodward. 

South  Franklin.  —  Joseph  H.  Wadsworth. 

Holbrook. 

Holbrook. — J.  T.  Southworth. 
Brookvilte.  —  Frederick  Merrill. 

Hyde    Park. 

Hyde  Park.  —  Silas  P.  Blodgett. 
Readville  Station.  —  Enoch  P.  Davis. 

Milton. 

Milton.  —  Henry  Pope. 

Blue  Hill.  —  Stillman  L.  Tucker. 

East  Milton.  —  J.  W.  Babcock. 

Medfield. 

Medfield.  —  Isaac  Fiske. 

Medway. 

Medway.  —  Henry  E.  Mason. 
East  Medivay.  —  Mrs.  Milton  Daniels. 
West  Medway.  —  Mrs.  Tourtellotte. 
Rockvdle.  —  Frederic  Swarman. 


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NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


IVeedham. 

Needham.  —  Charles  C.  Greenwood. 
Charles  River  Village.  —  Marshall  Newell. 
Grantville.  —  A I  via  Fuller. 
Highlandville.  —  Mark  Lee. 
Weltesley.—  William  H.  Flagg. 


Norfolk.  —  Henry  Trowbridge. 
Franklin  City. — John  F.  Torrey. 

Tiorwood. 

Norwood.  — Willard  Gay. 

Quincy. 

Quincy.  — John  B.  Bass. 
Quincy  Point.  —  Edward  II.  Starbuck. 
West  Quincy.  —  E.  II.  Boble. 
Wollaston. — Joseph  C.  Uussell. 
Atlantic.  —  Thomas  Gurney. 


Randolph. 


Randolph. 

■  John  G.  Poole. 


Sharon. 

Sharon.  — Charles  F.  Bryant. 
East  Sharon.  —  Warren  Cubb. 

Stouglntcm. 

Stoughton.  —  Jesse  Holmes. 
East  Stoughton.  — James  Keith. 
North  Stoujhton.  — Emery  Hawes. 

Walpole. 

Walpde. — Sylvanus  W.  Hartshorn. 
East  Walpole.  —  Henry  A.  Perkins. 
South  Walpole.  — Harvey  L.  Boyden. 

Weymouth. 

Weymouth.  — George  W.  White. 
East  Weymouth.  —  Henry  Loud. 
North  Weymouth.  —  John  W.  Bartlett. 
South  Weymouth.  —  Alfred  H.  Wright. 

Wrentham. 

Wrcntham.  —  Almira  S.  Farrington. 
Plainville.  —  Ilarland  G.  Bacon. 
Sheldonville.  —  George  Sheldon. 
West  Wrentham.  —  Philander  P.  Cook. 


NEWSPAPEKS. 


Brookline  Chronicle,  Brooklino.     C.  M.  Vincent,  publisher. 
Dcdham  Transcript,  Dedham.     S.  II.  Cox,  publisher. 
Foxborowjh  Journal,  Foxborough.     James  M.  Stewart,  publisher. 
Foxborough  Times,  Foxborough.     E.  W.  Clarke,  publisher. 
Franklin  Register,  Franklin.     James  M.  Stewart,  publisher. 
Medway  Journal,  Mcdway.     James  M.  Stewart,  publisher. 
Needham  Chronicle,  Needham.     George  W.  Southworth,  publisher. 
Norfolk  County  Gazette,  Hyde  Park.     S.  R.  Moseley,  publisher. 
Norfolk  County  Register,  Randolph.     Daniel  II.  Iluxford,  publishor. 
Quincy  Pclriot,  Quincy.     Greene  &  Prescott,  publishers. 
Stoughton  Sentinel,  Stoughton.     D.  S.  Hasty,  publisher. 
Walpole  Standard,  Walpole.     James  M.  Stowart,  publishor. 
Weymouth  Courier,  East  Weymouth.     S.  G.  Jones,  publishor. 
Weymouth  Gazette,  Woymouth.     C.  G.  Easterbrook,  publisher. 
Wrentham  Recorder,  Wrentham.     James  M.  Stewart,  publisher. 


POLITICAL    ORGANIZATIONS.  97 

POLITICAL   OKGA^IZATIO^TS. 


NORFOLK   COIA'TY  COMMITTEES. 

Republican.  —  Henry  0.  Ilildreth,  Dedham,  Chairman;  Charles  C.  Greenwood,  Needkam; 
John  Q.  A  Lothrop,  Cohasset;  E.  A.  Ilunt,  Weymouth;  William  E.  Nason,  Franklin; 
Bradford  Lewis,  Walpolo. 

Democratic.  —  William  Aspinwall,  Brookline,  Chairman;  Charles  II.  Farrington,  Bel- 
lingham;  N.  II.  Hunt,  Brain  tree;  E.  V.  Kingsley,  Canton;  Louis  N.  Lincoln,  Cohasset; 
John  R.  Bullard,  Dedham;  Eli  Phelps,  Foxborough;  William  B.  Nolen,  Franklin;  J.  E. 
Cotter,  Hyde  Park;  Henry  Newoomb,  Holbrook.;  William  Q.  Fisher,  Medfield;  Dr.  C.  A. 
Bemis,  Medway ;  James  Sumner,  Milton;  L.  D.  Metcalf,  Norwood;  George  T.Barnes, 
Needham;  L.  W.  Lowell,  Quincy;  T.  T.  Cushman,  Randolph;  Bush  rod  Morse,  Sharon; 
J.  Freeman  Ellis,  Stoughton;  James  G.  Hartshorne,  Walpole;  Z.  L.  Bicknell,  Weymouth; 
C.  J.  Randall,  Wrentham. 

SECOND   CONGRESSIONAL    DISTRICT   COMMITTEES. 

Republican.  —  Dr.  J.  C.  Gleason,  Rockland,  Chairman;  Jediah  P.  Jordan,  Quincy; 
Ezra  Davol,  Taunton. 

Democratic  — William  S.  Patt-je,  Quincy,  Chairman;  Charles  Albro,  Taunton;  William 
Moore,  Walpolo;  Henry  Hobart,  Braintreo;  Samuel  Thaxter,  Abington;  Jonathan 
Jones,  Dighton;  Edwin  V.  Kingsle}',  Canton;  S.  II.  Loud,  Weymouth;  J.  T.  Hart,  South 
Scituate. 

EIGHTH    CONGRESSIONAL    DISTRICT    COMMITTEES. 

Republican. — Adiu  B.  Underwood,  Newton,  Chairman;  Aaron  C.  Mayhew,  Milford; 
Samuel  C.  Knights,  Cambridge;  George  W.  Merritt,  Brookline;  Joseph  G.  Ray,  Franklin; 
Eliphalet  Stone,  Dedham;  E.  P.  Butler,  West  Roxbury;  Henry  0.  Hildreth,  Dedham, 
Secretary. 

Democratic.  —  George  E.  Brydges,  Newton,  Chairman;  J.  II.  Wells,  Cambridge;  Orison 
Underwood,  Milford;  P.  F.  Griffin,  Boston;  George  AVilson,  Brighton;  James  M.  Freeman, 
Fraukliu;  II.  C.  Derby,  Wateituwn;  Williatn  Everett,  Medway;  H.  P.  Wells,  Boston; 
Jeremiah  W.  Coveney,  Cambridge. 

SECOND    COUNCILLOR    DISTRICT    COMMITTEES. 

Republican.  —  Theodore  Dean,  Taunton,  Chairman;  Dr.  E.  B.  Harvey,  Westborough; 
Joseph  Bennett,  Brighton;   Dr.  W.  E.  C.  Swan,  Stoughton;   E.  H.  Tucker,  Needham. 

Democratic.  —  James  A.  Tower,  Randolph,   Chairman;  Jeremiah  Gatchell,  Blackstone; 
Charles  A.  Mackintosh,  Dedham;   E.  B.  O'Connor,  Taunton,  J.  Duncklee,  Brighton. 
FIRST    NORFOLK    SENATORIAL    DISTRICT    COMMITTEES. 

Republican. — David  W.  Tucker,  Milton,  Chairman;  J.  M.  Whitcomb,  Weymouth; 
E.  C.  Monk,  Stoughton. 

Democratic.  —  William  G.  A.  Pattee,  Quincy,  Chairman;  A.  C.  Drinkwater,  Braintree, 
Secretary;  Gideon  Howard,  Holbrook;  David  T.  Hagan,  Canton;  0.  E.  Sheldon,  Milton; 
JohnT.  Flood,  Randolph;  Henry  Fitzpatrick,  Stoughton;  Alanson  A.  Holbrook,  Weymouth. 

SECOND    NORFOLK    SENATORIAL    DISTRICT    COMMITTEES. 

Republican. — James  F.  Leonard,  Foxborough,  Chairman;  Enos  II.  Tucker,  Needham; 
Warren  E.  Locke,  Norwood. 

Democratic. — Don  Gleason  Hill,  Dedham,  Chairman;  C.  J.  Randall,  Wrentham ;  Saul 
B.Scott,  Norfolk;  James  M.  Freeman,  Franklin ;  Joseph  T.  Massey,  Bellingham;  Charles 
A.  Bemis,  Medway;  Charles  Hamanfc,  Medfield;  F.  W.  Bird,  Walpole;  George  F.  How- 
ard, Sharon;  J.  B.  Neal,  Hyde  Park;  Samuel  Howard,  Norwood;  S.  G.Clarke,  Needham; 
A.  M.  Shumway,  Dover;   D.  D.  Brodhoad,  Brookline. 


98  NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 


BELLUVGHAN, 

Republican.  —  Daniel  J.  Pickering,  Chairman;   Nathan  A.  Cook,  H.  A.  Whitney. 
Democratic.  —  Alanson  Bates,  Chairman;  J.  J.  Gerstle,  Jr.,  John  C.  Rich. 

BRAIIVTREE. 

Republican.  —  Francis  A.  Hobart,  Chairman;  N.  F.  T.  Hayden,  B.  L.  Morrison,  Geo.  D. 
Willis,  Horace  Abercrouibio. 

Democratic.  —  Elisha  Thayer,  Chairman;  C.  N.  Wallace,  C.  W.  Mansfield,  A.  J.  Bates, 
John  Cavanaugh,  A.  C.  Drinkwator. 

BROOKLIiVE. 

Republican.  — R.  G.  F.  Candage,  Chairman;  Edward  I.  Thomas,  Secretary ;  F.  Ilunnewell, 
W.  Y.  Gross,  W.  G.  Train. 

Democratic. — William  Aspinwall,  Chairman;  Justin  Jones,  Secretary  and  Treasurer; 
William  D.  Coolidge,  A.  J.  Harrington,  Oliver  Cousens,  John  Taylor,  Terence  Gallaher. 

C  A IV  T  O  X  . 

Republican.  —  Charles  Endicott,  Chairman;  George  E.  Downes,  F.  G.  Webster;  N. 
William  Dunbar,  Secretary. 

Democratic. — William  W.  Brooks,  Chairman;  Edwin  V.  Kinsley,  Thomas  Lonergan, 
John  B.  Robinson,  John  McArdle,  Zadoc  C.  Howes. 

con  ASSET. 

Republican.  —  J.  Q.  A.  Lothrop,  Chairman;  Charles  A.  Gross,  Edward  E.  Ellms. 
Democratic.  — Louis  N.  Lincoln,  Chairman;  Caleb  F.  Nichols,  Philip  Fox. 

»  E  I>  II  A  M  . 

Republican.  —  Franklin  Copeland,  Chairman;  F.  D.  Ely,  Henry  N.  Hooper,  F.  C.  Field, 
Thomas  Murphy. 

Democratic. — Alonzo  B.  Wontworth,  Chairman;   D.   G.   Hill,   Secretary  and   Treasurer; 

Howard  Colburn,  F.  F.  Favor,  AV.  F.  Fisher,  F.  M.  Bailey,  James  H.  Prince,  A.  C.  Stone, 

Daniel  F.  Lynch. 

DOVER. 

Republican.  —  Ansel  K.  Tisdale,  Chairman;  Chas.  IT.  Smith,  Secretary;  George  Scott. 

Democratic.  —  Amos  W.  Shumway,  Chairman;  Frank  Smith. 

FOXBOROIGII. 

Republican.  — James  F.  Leonard,  Chairman;  Francis  D.  Williams,  E.  0.  Nichols. 
Democratic.  — Eli  Phelps,  Chairman;  William  II.  Torrey,  Secretary;  Henry  G.  Warren.. 

FRASKLIIV. 

Republican. — Georgo  W.  Wiggin,  Chairman;  Joseph  G.  Ray,  William  E.  Nason. 

Democratic.  —  William  B.  Nolen,  Chairman;  Eiastus  L.  Metoalf,  Secretary;  Edmund 
Hartshorne,  J.  L.  Fitzpatrick,  W.  W.  Warren. 

HOLBUO  O  Ji  . 

Republican.  —  J.  Tisdale  Southworth,  Chairman;  Z.  Aaron  French,  Secretary;  Richmond 
T.  Pratt. 

Democratic. — Francis  Gardner,  Chairman;  L.  F.  Wildo,  John  O'Neill,  M.  B.  Faxon, 
Henry  Newcomb,  L.  S.  Whitcomb,  John  F.  Porter. 

II  V  I>  E     PARK. 

Republican.  —  William  J.  Stuart,  Chairman;  Richard  L.  Gay,  Secretary;  D.  W.  C. 
Rogers,  Treasurer;  Edward  S.  Hathaway,  Benjamin  C.  Vose. 

Democratic—  Edwin  R.  Walker,  Chairman;  J.  E.  Cotter,  Secretary;  Levi  B.  Runnolls, 
J.  D.  McAvoy. 


POLITICAL    ORGANIZATIONS.  99 


MEDFIELD. 
Republican.  —  Isaac  Fisko,  Chairman;  Jacob  R.  Cushtnan,  James  Hewins. 
Democratic.  — Charles  Hamant,  Chairman;   William  Q.  Fisher,  Daniel  D.  Ilamant. 

51  E  I>  XV  A  Y. 

Republican.  — M.  M.  Fisher,  Chairman;   A.  M.  B.  Fuller,  E.  B.  Daniell. 
Democratic.  —  William  Everett,  Chairman;   James  O'Donnell,  Secretary;  Henry  S.  Par- 
tridge, C.  A.  Bemis,  Patrick  Kerry,  Isaac  Fullansbee,  J.  E.  Tyler. 

MILT0S'. 

Republican.  — J.  McKean  Churchill,  Chairman;  John  D.  Bradlee,  David  W.  Tucker. 
Democratic.  —  Samuel  Cook,  Chairman;   E.  V.  R.  Reed,  Secretary. 

IV  E  E  I>  H  A  51 . 

Republican.  —  L.  K.  Putney,  Chairman;  Emery  Grover,  George  K.  Daniell,  Charles  C. 
Greenwood,  Daniel  S.  Pratt. 

Democratic.  —  Samuel  G.  Clarke,  Chairman;  T.  E.  Barry,  Walter  Bowen,  2d,  Charles 
Rice,  Daniel  Warren. 

NORFOLK. 

Republican.  —  Asa  B.  Ware,  Chairman;  S.  E.  Fales,  Secretary. 

Democratic.  —  None. 

1VORWOOI). 

Republican.  —  Warren  E.  Locke,  Chairman;  Charles  T.  Wheelock,  Secretary;  Lewis  Day, 
Marcus  Si.  Alden,  Charles  S.  Mackenzie. 

Democratic. — Sainuel  E.  Pond,  Chairman;  George  E.  Draper,  Secretary;  Joseph  W. 
Roby,  Georgo  II.  Morse,  Isaiah  Merrifield. 

QUIIVCY. 

Republican.  —  William  B.  Wooster,  Chairman;  John  P.  Bigelow,  Secretary;  John  Q.  A. 
Field,  Treasurer;  Henry  II.  Faxon,  Charles  Marsh,  Geo.  F.  Pinkhatn,,  J.  P.  Jordan,  E.  A. 
Perkins,  II.  M.  Federhen,  Geo.  B.  Pray,  Samuel  Ames,  Jonas  Shackley,  Noah  A.  Glover, 
W.  W.  Adams,  Edmund  B.  Taylor. 

Democratic.  —  William  A.  Hodges,  Chairman;  William  G.  A.  Pattee,  Secretary; 
Eleazer  Frederick,  A.  B.  Packard,  Ensign  S.  Fellows,  John  Arnold,  Georgo  Shepard,  John 
A.  Duggan,  Geo.  W.  B.  Taylor,  Henry  A.  Jones,  John  Chamberlain,  Wm.  S.  Pattee,  Wm. 
Parker,  Geo.  11.  Hobart,  Seth  Dewing,  Jr.,  William  Barry,  and  Id  others. 

RAXBOLPn. 

Republican.  —  J.  White  Belcher,  Cluurman;  Jonathan  Wales,  Secretary;  J.  Winsor 
Pratt,  Alfred  XV.  Whitcomb,  Benjamin  Dickorman. 

Democratic. lames  A.  Tower,  Chairman;  John  T.  Flood,  Secretary;  Daniel  Howard, 

James  Frizzcll,  John  Dooley,  John  Mahoney,  Franklin  Porter. 

SIIAROX. 

Republican.  —  Sauford  Waters  Billings,  Chairman;  John  M.  Bullard,  Lewis  W.  Morse. 
Democratic.  —  Georgo  II.  Hixon,  Chairman;  Asahel  S.  Drake,  Esrotn  Morse. 

S  T  O  IT  II  G  T  O  X  . 

Republican.  —  W.  E.  C.  Swan,  Chairman;  Elisha  Hawes,  Calvin  Ilowland,  Henry  Stan- 
dish,  Wales  French,  Christopher  Farrell. 

Democratic.  —  J.  Freeman  Ellis,  Chairman;  Warren  P.  Bird,  Matthew  O'Doa,  Ezra 
Stearns,  Henry  Fitzpatrick. 


100 


NORFOLK:   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


WALPOLE. 

Republican.  —George  P.  Morey,  Chairman;  Henry  S.  Clarke,  Henry  L.  Perkins. 
Democratic.  —  David  E.  Metcalf,  Chairman;  Samuel  Allen,  Daniel  E.  Everett. 

WJETMOXTTH. 

Republican. — James  Humphrey,  Chairman;  William  S.Wallace,  Secretary;  Geo.  L. 
Newton,  Henry  Stoddard,  Martin  E.  Hawes,  Nathan  D.  Canterbury,  Peter  W.  French, 
Augustus  J.  Richards,  Edgar  C.  Porter,  William  Nash,  Geo.  Hayden,  F.  Dexter  Pratt, 
Noah  B.  Thayer,  J.  Murry  Whitcomb,  Josiah  Martin. 

Democratic.  —  Frank  W.  Lewis,  Chairman;  Herbert  A.  Newton,  Secretary;  Z.  L.  Bick- 
nell,  Treasurer;   Alanson  A.  Holbrook,  Alvah  Raymond,  Jr. 

WUEafTHAM. 

Republican.  — B.  II.  Hoyt,  Chairman. 

Democratic.  —  Charles  J.  Randall,  Chairman;  James  C.  Whiting,  Secretary;  Orrin 
Sheldon,  Oliver  B.  Cook,  Thomas  Proctor. 


OFFICIAL    STATEMENT    OF    TOTES    CAST 
AT  THE  STATE  ELECTION,  NOT.  7,  1876. 

Governor  and   Presidential   Electors   at  Large. 


Governor. 

Counties. 

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M  i'Mlcscx  . 

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Hampshire 
Hampden  . 

Franklin     . 

Berkshire  . 
Norfolk  .  . 
Plymouth  . 
Bristol    .   . 
Barnstable 

DlllvCS        .     . 

Nantuckd 

21,270 

19,422 

25,575 

20,519 

4,552 

7,379 

3,760 

5,875 

8,069 

7,272 

'.',''7:; 

3,281 

363 

855 

24,090 
13,980 

is.sii:: 

L4.106 

■j, sir, 

6,839 

2,300 

5,5  J  7 

6,225 

4,480 

5,490 

809 

138 

107 

1.022 
2,843 
1,965 
1,401 

118 

296 

210 

49 

sis 

1,039 

1,618 

195 

48 

16 

23 
30 
19 
5 
2 
5 
1 

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137,665 

[08,850 

12,274 

115 

Presidential   Electors. 

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22,837 

22,832 

25,101 

25,100 

141 

21,6Sii 

21,689 

14,895 

14,890 

165 

27,301 

27,304 

19,561 

19,502 

193 

22,051 

22,054 

14,319 

13,834 

123 

5.018 

5,020 

2,507 

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2 

7,903 

7,96  i 

G.605 

6,00  • 

46 

4,072 

4,072 

2  257 

2,257 

20 

6,015 

6,015 

5,478 

5,478 

4 

8,963 

8,958 

6,085 

6,682 

22 

8,310 

8,310 

4,518 

4,518 

19 

11.570 

11,578 

5,814 

5,814 

38 

8,493 

3,493 

7  s.-, 

785 

6 

399 

399 

149 

149 

379 

379 

103 

103 

150,063 

150,064 

10S.777 

108,284 

779 

OFFICIAL    ST  ATE  ME  XT   OF    VOTES. 


101 


Presidential   Electors. 


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122 

122 

87 

87 

Milton  .... 

310 

310 

188 

188 

Brain  tree    .  . 

3.5 

395 

403 

403 

Ncedbam 

456 

456 

214 

214 

4 

Brook  line   .   . 

658 

658 

465 

4G5 

Norfolk    . 

80 

80 

55 

55 

Canton     .   .   . 

344 

344 

373 

373 

,    . 

Norwood 

240 

240 

169 

169 

Cohnsset     .   . 

218 

213 

121 

121 

Quiney  .   . 

807 

.  867 

852 

852 

Dedham  .   .   . 

518 

518 

504 

504 

10 

Randolph 

323 

323 

527 

527 

Dover  .... 

53 

53 

38 

38 

Sharon  .   . 

153 

153 

115 

115 

4 

Foxborough  . 

38  i 

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127 

124 

Stoughton 

523 

528 

457 

457 

.   . 

Franklin  .    .  . 

•292 

232 

183 

184 

Walpole  . 

227 

227 

165 

165 

Holbrook    .   . 

233 

233 

106 

106 

We  v  mouth 

1,078 

1,079 

715 

714 

4 

H5-de  Park     . 

635 

635 

3-14 

344 

Wrentham  .  . 

258 

255 

111 

111 

Medfield  .   .   . 
Medway  .   .   . 

433 

433 

289 

289 

8,963 

8,956 

6.6S5 

6,682 

22 

State   Officers. 


Governor. 

Lt.  Gov. 

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Treas. 

Auditor. 

Att'y  Gen. 

Towns. 

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119 

87 

122 

87 

122 

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Braintree    .  . 

347 

386 

57 

360 

398 

43 

370 

400 

29 

370 

429 

368 

398 

32 

367 

400 

32 

Brookline 

636 

471 

14 

642 

472 

17 

651 

462 

18 

651 

474 

653 

464 

11 

664 

459 

14 

Canton     . 

317 

374 

23 

335 

372 

7 

340 

369 

5 

363 

345 

340 

358 

5 

341 

359 

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Cohasset 

210 

121 

10 

212 

120 

9 

212 

120 

9 

212 

121 

212 

120 

9 

211 

121 

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Dedham . 

4S6 

499 

31 

481 

506 

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505 

35 

491 

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490 

500 

35 

489 

502 

36 

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52 

36 

2 

51 

37 

2 

53 

38 

53 

38 

53 

38 

53 

38 

Foxborougl 

i  . 

358 

126 

22 

363 

122 

19 

372 

122 

11 

372 

135 

372 

122 

11 

367 

122 

13 

Franklin 

251 

177 

41 

284 

1"3 

8 

288 

183 

6 

289 

188 

288 

18.1 

6 

288 

183 

6 

Holbrook 

194 

111 

25 

207 

114 

24 

210 

116 

1 

229 

117 

229 

115 

1 

229 

116 

1 

Hyde  Park 

599 

338 

33 

608 

336 

30 

617 

339 

26 

617 

364 

614 

336 

26 

601 

330 

49 

Medfield  . 

153 

76 

5 

16 

76 

2 

156 

75 

3 

156 

77 

157 

74 

3 

157 

75 

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Medway  . 

374 

2S7 

54 

281 

291 

39 

Cm; 

290 

41 

3S6 

331 

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290 

41 

386 

290 

40 

Milton .    . 

295 

202 

.     1 

307 

191 

303 

190 

309 

18.1 

310 

186 

303 

188 

Needham 

409 

220 

40 

4!3 

2  b; 

41 

422 

213 

38 

422 

240 

422 

213 

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422 

213 

3S 

Norfolk   . 

73 

55 

8 

73 

55 

S 

73 

55 

8 

73 

63 

73 

55 

8 

73 

55 

8 

Norwood 

190 

157 

63 

192 

157 

62 

192 

156 

62 

12 

218 

192 

156 

62 

194 

155 

61 

Quincy    . 

811 

871 

31 

8:;8 

849 

30 

842 

849 

26 

842 

872 

842 

849 

29 

843 

P49 

26 

Randolph 

291 

504 

35 

307 

525 

18 

303 

525 

16 

310 

541 

3  iJ 

525 

16 

310 

524 

17 

SharoD    . 

144 

116 

8 

148 

115 

8 

149 

114 

155 

114 

149 

114 

3 

1  19 

11.. 

6 

Stoughton 

443 

443 

92 

452 

■^ 

83 

454 

449 

80 

455 

523 

454 

449 

81 

454 

449 

81 

AValnolc  . 

201 

166 

2  > 

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166 

16 

209 

167 

16 

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183 

2  9 

107 

15 

210 

167 

15 

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227 

s.n 

695 

20S 

902 

694 

196 

898 

w.i-2 

900 

693 

196 

102 

6  16 

193 

Wrentham     . 

244 

112 

6 

250 

115 

5 

252 

112 

4 

251    111 

252 

112 

4 

252 

112 

4 

SUl'i.l 

6625 

848  8233 

6646 

6S7 

S374 

0630 

630  8427  7196  8397 

6604 

62J 

8393  6605, 

650 

Scattering.  —  For  Governor,  19;  Lieut.  Governor,!;  Secretary  of  State,  3;  Treasurer,  10; 
Auditor,  2 ;  Attorney  General,  5. 


102 


NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 


Representatives    in    Congress. 

DISTRICT    NO.    2. 


Towns. 


Abington  .... 
Attleborough   .   . 

Berkley 

Braintree  .... 
Bridgewater  .  . 
Brockton    .... 

Canton 

Cohasset     .... 

Dighton 

Easton 

East  Bridgewater 
Foxborougb  .  .  . 
Hanover     .... 

Hanson 

Hingbam  .... 
Holbrook  .... 
Hyde  Park    .   .   . 

Hull 

Mansfield  .... 
Milton 


u 

1   °l 

n 


404 
913 
134 
377 

359 
1,346 
344 
215 
252 
356 
34S 
378 
209 
106 
583 
226 
635 
31 
259 
309 


o1^ 
<  9 


■5W 


225 
423 

13 
413 
289 
629 
371 
125 

66 
224 
257 
129 

98 

70 
283 
116 
342 

25 
136 
1S7 


Towns. 


Norfolk 

Norton 

Quincy 

Randolph  .  .  .  . 
Raynbam  .  .  .  . 
Reboboth  .  .  .  . 
Bock  land     .   .   .   . 

Seituate 

Seekonk 

Sharon  

South  Abington  . 
South  Seituate  .  . 
Stoughton    .   .   .   . 

Taunton 

Walpole 

Wert  Bridge  water 
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257 

121 

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1,130 

218 

167 

185 

98 

1,073 

712 

200 

113 

15,550 

9,757 

DISTRICT   NO.    8. 


Towns. 


Ashland     .  .  .  .  . 
Boston,    Ward    22, 

Knx.  and  Dor.  .    , 
Bo  ton,    Ward    23, 

W.  Roxbury    .   . 
B      on,    Ward    25, 

Brighton    .  .  .  , 
Brookline  .... 
<  lambrldgc    .  .  . 
Dcdbam     .  .  .  .  , 

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Framingham    .  . 

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Holllaton   .  .  .  .  , 
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668 

2 

628 

486 

8 

8,659 

8,585 

6 

503 

618 

53 

83 

660 

541 

294 

183 

358 

2S3 

374 

339 

Towns. 


Medficld  . 
Medway  . 
Milford      . 
Natick  .  . 
Needham 
Newton    . 
Norwood 
Sherborn  . 
Southborough 
Watertown 
Wayland  . 
Weston     . 


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124 
197 
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800 
231 
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OFFICIAL    STATEMENT  OF   VOTES. 
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Medway    .   . 

3S9 

288 

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Bellingham  . 

122 

87 

Mi ndoD  .   .   . 

127 

73 

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Blacketone    . 

268 

384 

769 

711 

94 

Boston,  Ward 

Milton     .   .   . 

309 

189 

22,  Ilox.  and 

Needham  .  . 

422 

213 

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394 

717 

21 

Norfolk  .  .  . 

80 

Boston,  Ward 

Xorthborougb 

174 

75 

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1,015 

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Northbridge  . 

346 

247 

Boston,  Ward 

Norton    .   .   . 

183 

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1,287 

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Norwood   .   . 

192 

156 

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Boston,  Ward 

Quincy    .   .   . 

844 

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25,  Bri.   .    . 

43S 

619 

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Randolph  .   . 

308 

525 

17 

Boylston    .    . 

41 

21 

82 

Raynham  .   . 

167 

58 

51 

Braintree  .   . 

365 

398 

33 

Seekonk     .   . 

119 

Brookline  .   . 

667 

436 

17 

Sharon    .  .  . 

155 

115 

2 

Cant. >n    .    .    . 

340 

372 

Shrewsbury  . 

227 

91 

Di'dham     .   . 

483 

50S 

35 

Southborough 

184 

81 

21 

Douglas     .  . 

167 

219 

Stoughton  .  . 

453 

451 

81 

Dover  .... 

53 

38 

Taunton     .   . 

1,906 

1,006 

159 

,   . 

1 

Easton    .  .   . 

357 

221 

1 

Upton  .... 

249 

123 

19 

Foxborough  . 

367 

122 

13 

5 

Oxbridge  .  . 

275 

216 

Franklin    .   . 

2SS 

183 

6 

Walpole     .  . 

209 

166 

16 

Grafton  .  .  . 

363 

198 

8 

West  borough 

514 

269 

22 

Holbrook  .   . 

229 

116 

1 

Weymouth   . 

899 

697 

193 

Hyde  Park   . 

564 

340 

26 

Wrontham    . 

252 

112 

4 

Mansfield  .   . 
Medfield    .  . 

224 
156 

136 

75 

18.7S9 

14,045 

1,202 

7S 

42S 

107 

In  Ward  24,  City  of  Boston,  the  entire  Prohibition  vote  (7S) 
the  Prohibition  candidate  in  Councillor  District  Xo.  3. 

In  the  Town  of  Attleborough,  the  entire  Democratic  vote  (4: 
the  Democratic  candidate  in  District  Xo.  1. 


was  cast  for  Henry  D.  Cushing, 
28)  was  cast  for  S.  B.  Phinney, 


County   Treasurer   {tor  three   years). 


Towns. 


Bellingham 
Braintree  . 
Brookline  . 
Canton  .  . 
Cohasset  . 
Dedham 
Dover  .  .  . 
Poxborough 
Franklin  . 
Holbrook  . 
Hyde  Park 
ttedficld  . 
Medway     . 


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399 

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678 

451 
861 

120 

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444 

52 

4i 

383 

122 

?00 

184 
116 

230 

6>7 

341 

157 

75 

425 

290 

Towns. 


Milton  . 

Needbam 

Norfolk 

Xorwood 

Quincy  . 

Randolph 

Sharon  . 

B  oughton 

Walpole 

Weymouth 

Wrentham 


30S 
460 
81 
25  4 
870 
324 
154 
5:33 
162 
1,086 


1S9 
210 
55 
1  .6 
776 
525 
114 
450 
227 
669 
113 


v  B2        6,514 


Chauneey  C  Churchill,  of  Dedham,  Republican,  elected.  Samuel  Allen,  of  Walpole,  was  the 
Democratic  candidate.  In  Quincy  '■'>  votes  and  in  Weymouth  46  votes  thrown  for  Stephen  Allen, 
of  Walpole,  were  evidently  intended  for  the  Democratic  candidate. 


104 


NORFOLK    COUNTY    MANUAL. 


County  Commissioner   (for  three  years'),   Commissioner  of  Insolvency; 
and   Clerk   of  Courts. 


County  Commissioner 
(for  three  years). 

Commissioner 
of  Insolvency. 

Clerk 

of  Courts. 

Towns. 

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664 
343 
214 
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52 
378 
240 
230 
638 
158 
425 
308 
458 

81 
253 
861 
322 
156 
534 
218 
1.081 
212 

13 

39'J 
465 

120 

519 
39 
123 
237 
116 
342 
75 
290 
189 
202 
55 
156 
853 
529 
117 
451 
169 
712 
155 

122 
399 
659 
342 
214 
484 

53 
383 
288 
230 
631 
158 
426 
309 
458 

80 
192 
872 
322 
152 
534 
223 
1,082 
254 

87 
370 
458 
370 
120 
507 

39 
124 
184 
116 
339 

75 
291 
188 
213 

55 
160 
852 
525 
116 
450 
168 
713 
113 

122 
386 
667 
360 
215 
583 

53 
383 
293 
230 
646 
159 
426 
810 
462 

81 
251 
876 
491 
161 
5o5 
227 
1,083 
255 

87 
399 
448 
351 
121 
442 

38 
124 
183 
116 
3.jl 

74 
283 
185 
211 

55 
158 
845 
348 
109 
449 
104 
709 
113 

Cantou  .   . 

Cohasset  . 

373 

6* 

6 

Hyde  Park 

Medfield   . 

1 

Hedway   . 

1 

Ncedham 

7 

Quincy  .   . 
Randolph 

2 

Stoughton 
Walpole  . 

Total  .  .   .  . 

8,805 

6,450 

373 

15 

8,867 

6,633 

9,255* 

6,348 

8 

For  County  Commissioner,  Galen  Orr,  of  Ncedham,  Republican,  was  re-elected.  James  M. 
Freeman,  of  Franklin,  was  the  Democratic  candidate.  In  Canton  the  entire  Democratic  vote  was 
thrown  for  John  M.  Freeman,  of  Franklin.  In  Necdham,  four  votes  were  thrown  for  Galen  Orr 
(not  stating  the  residence),  and  three  for  Galen  Orr  of  Franklin. 

*  Including  the  vote  of  Sharon,  which  was  not  returned  to  the  Secretary  of  State,  but  which 
has  been  obtained  from  the  Town  Clerk. 


Register  of  Deeds   (for  three   years). 


Towns. 

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B   llinghom 
Bralntree  . 
Lirookline  . 
« 'anton    .  .- 
i  lobasset    . 
Dedham     . 
I  >over  .  .  . 
Koxborougb 
Franklin    . 
Holbrook   . 
Hyde  Park 
Medfield    . 
Medway    . 

158 
424 
805 
396 
205 
516 
74 
•jo:, 
201 
276 
890 
219 
491 

51 
375 
323 
318 
129 
495 

18 
302 
276 

75 
B8S 

1  1 
215 

1 
6 

Milton  .   . 

Ncedham 

Norfolk     . 

Norwood 

Quincy  .   . 

Randolph 

Sharon  .  . 

Stoughton 

Walpole  . 

Weymouth 

VVrentham 

275 
321 
112 
189 
1,097 
408 
10') 
468 
269 
76; 
209 

222 
849 
17 
184 
62T 
415 
105 
516 

1  023 
159 

2 
"'2 

1 

8,635 

6,919 

12 

John  II    Burdakin,  of  Dedham,  Democrat,  elected.    Charles  II.  Farrington,  of  Dedham,  waa 
the  Republican  candidate. 


OFFICIAL   STATE  ME  XT   OF   VOTES. 


105 


Senators. 


FrasT 

Norfolk 

Dist. 


Braintree 
Canton  . 
Holbrook 
Milton  . 
Quincy  . 
Randolph 
Stoughton 
Weymouth 


£  -- 


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¥0 
3)3 
229 
309 
949 
327 
534 
1,(J74 


4,165 


S  g 


399 
352 
116 
178 
775 
524 
451 
743 


3,543 


a 

Second 

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Bellingfaam 

122 

87 

Brook  lino  . 

067 

462 

Dedbatn 

516 

505 

Dover  .  .  . 

52 

38 

Foxborough 

380 

126 

Franklin     . 

293 

184 

Hyde  Park 

640 

34'J 

Medlield     . 

156 

75 

1 

Second 

Norfolk 

Dist. 


Medway 

Needbam 

Norfolk  . 

Norwood 

Sharon    . 

Walpole 

Wreutham 


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427 

291 

444 

214 

81 

•     54 

253 

156 

143 

127 

2.'5 

166 

256 

112 

4.C55 

2,937 

In  the  First  Norfolk  District,  John  D.  Whicher,  of  Quincy,  Republican,  was  elected.  Wil- 
liam A.  Hodges,  of  Quincy,  was  the  Democratic  candidate.  The  votes  thrown  for  Bushrod 
Morse  were  intended  for  the  Democratic  candidate,  but  Mr.  Morse  was  the  regular  Democratic 
candidate  in  the  Second  District. 

In  the  Second  Norfolk  District,  Joseph  E.  Fiske,  of  Needham,  Republican,  was  re-elected. 
Bushrod  Morse,  of  Sharon,  was  the  Democratic  candidate. 


Representatives. 

District  No.  1. 

"Warren. 
4S9 
152 


Dedham, 
Norwood, 


Cobb. 
508 
193 

701 


C41 


Smith. 
27 
64 

91 


Scattering. 
1 


John  D.  Cobb,  of  Dedham,  Republican,  was  elected. 

Winslow  Warren,  of  Dedham,  was  the  Democratic  candidate,  and  Charles  L.  Smith,  of 
Norwood,  the  candidate  of  the  Prohibitionists. 


Brookline, 


District  No.  2. 

Thomas. 
004 


Whitney. 
511 


Scattering. 
5 


Edward  I.  Thomas,  of  Brookline,  Republican,  was  elected. 
Henry  M.  Whitney,  of  Brookline,  was  the  Democratic  candidate. 


District  No.  3. 

Gerry. 
405 


Walker. 
359 


Stuart. 
203 


Hyde  Park, 

Charles  F.  Gerry,  of  Hyde  Park,  tho  regular  Republican  candidate,  was  elected. 
Edwin  11.  Walker  was  tho  Democratic  candidate,  and  William  J.  Stuart  was  an  Inde- 
pendent Republican  candidate. 


106 


NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


Canton, 
Milton, 


District  No.  4. 
Morse. 
30!) 
131 

440 


Lonergan. 
2J0 
155 

431 


Huntoon. 
100 
199 

299 


Thomas  Lonergan,  of  Canton,  Democrat,  elected. 

Elijali  A.  Morse,  of  Canton,  was  tho  regular  Republican  candidate,  and  D.  T.  V.  Hun- 
toon, of  Canton,  was  an  Independent  Republican  candidate. 

District  No.  5. 


P5 

iJ 

a 

ti 

« 

Quincv,          837 

839 

840 

834 

846 

Weymouth,   90S 

879 

891 

607 

722 

840 
077 


« 

03 

a 

o 
0Q 

24 

26 

20 

1 

34 

177 

100 

117 

178 


203 


ISO        IIS 


1,703      1,718        1,731        1,301        1,508        1,517 

Henry  F.  Darker,  of  Quincy,  and  Benjamin  S.  Lovell  and  George  F.  Hayden,  of  Wey- 
mouth, Republicans,  were  elected. 

Abncr  li.  Packard,  of  Quincy,  and  Z.  L.  Bicknell  and  Cyrus  Sherman,  of  Weymouth, 
were  tho  Democratic  candidates.  William  R.  Drown,  of  Quincy,  and  Joseph  Stevens  and 
David  S.  Murray,  of  Weymouth,  wero  the  Prohibition  candidates. 

Of  the  scattering  votes,  which  wero  rejected  for  non-compliance  with  the  law,  Z.  L. 
Bicknell  received  30;  Cyrus  Sherman,  29;  Abner  B.  Packard,  32;  Henry  F.  Barker,  17; 
aud  there  were  10  for  other  candidates. 


Braintree, 
Holbrook, 


District  No.  6. 
Shaw. 
397 
212 

609 


Gardner. 
391 
123 


Scattering. 
1 

1 


Total,  009  514 

Josephus  Shaw,  of  Braintree,  Republican,  was  elected. 
Francis  Gardner,  of  Holbrook,  was  tho  Democratic  candidate. 


District 

No.  7. 

Mann. 

Morey. 

Bird. 

Robbing. 

Southworth. 

Scattering. 

Randolph, 

344 

312 

509 

492 

13 

4 

Stoughton, 

531 

419 

450 

453 

90 

5 

Sharon, 

151 

147 

117 

115 

2 

1    . 

Walpole, 

211 

186 

187 

15  G 

23 

Total,  1,237  1,004  1,263  1,216  128  10 

S.  ili  .Mann,  2d,  of  Randolph )  Republican  and  Prohibition,  and  Francis  W.  Bird,  of  Wal- 
pole,  Democrat,  were  elected. 

George  P.  Morey,  of  Walpole,  was  tho  regular  Republican  candidate,  and  George  W. 
Bobbins,   of   Stoughton,   the  regular  Democratic  candidate. 

Consider  Southworth,  of  Stoughton,  was  on  the  Prohibition  ticket. 

District  No.  8. 


Ray. 

Tompkins. 

Proctor. 

Atwood. 

Crowell. 

Ryan. 

Scattering. 

Bellingham, 

1 25 

121 

80 

80 

Foxborough, 

367 

385 

127 

122 

12 

1  i  i  nklin, 

300 

291 

107 

183 

4 

Medway, 

389 

390 

289 

288 

40 

30 

Wrentliam, 

245 

200 

121 

100 

i 

Total, 


1,426  1,447 


790 


779 


5  2 


36 


DISTRICTS. 


107 


James  P.  Ray,  of  Franklin,  and  William  R.  Tompkins,  of  Wrentbam,  Republicans,  were 
elected. 

Thomas  Proctor,  of  Wrentbam,  and  Dr.  Shadrach  Atwood,  of  Franklin,  were  the  Demo- 
cratic candidates.  L.  Crowell,  of  Medway,  and  George  W.  Ryan,  of  Franklin,  were  on  the 
Prohibition  ticket. 

District  No.  9. 


Dover, 

Medfield, 

Necduatn, 

Norfolk, 


Mackintosh. 

Shumway. 

Scattering. 

41 

40 

2 

147 

85 

.. 

392 

257 

19 

65 

66 

Total, 


645 


454 


James  Mackintosh,  of  Xeedham,  Republican,  was  elected. 
Amos  W.  Shumway,  of  Dover,  was  the  Democratic  candidate. 


DISTRICTS. 


21 


County,   Senatorial,   Congressional   and  Councillor. 


Bellingham 
Braintree  . 
Brookline  . 

Ca-  ton  .  . 
(  'oil  tssct  . 
Dedham     . 

1>  ...  ■!•  .      .      . 

irough 
Franklin  . 
Holbrook  . 
Hyde  Park 
Medfield  . 
Medway  . 
Milton  .  . 
Nccdham  . 
Norfolk  .   . 

Norwood  . 
Quincy  .  . 
Randolph  . 
Sharon  .  . 
Stoughton  . 
Walpole 
Weymouth 
Wrentbam 


2d  Norfolk  Senatorial 

1st 

2d 

1st        «' 

2.1  Plymouth     " 

2d  No'rfolk 

2d 

2d 

2d 

1st       '• 

2d 

2d 

2d 

1st        "  " 

2d 

2d 

2d 

1st        "  " 

1st       "  " 

2d 

1st        "  " 

2d 

1st        " 

2d        " 


9th  Congressional 

2d 

8th 

2d 

2d 

8th 

vth 

2d 

8th 

2d 

2d 

8th 

8th 

2d 

8th 

2d 

Sth  '« 

2d  " 

2d 

2d 

2d 

2d 

2d 

2d 


2  1  Counc 

2d 

2d 

2d 

1st 

2d 
2d 
2d 
2  1 
2d 
2d 
2d 
2d 
2d 
2d 
2d 
2d 
2d 
2d 
2d 
2d 
2d 
2d 
2d 


llor. 


Representative. 

District  No.  1.  —  Dedham.  Norwood 1  Representative. 

2  —  Brookline 1  " 

3.-  Hyde  Park 1 


-Canton,  Milton 1 

-Quincy,  Weymouth 3 

-Braintree,  Holbrook 1 

-Randolph,  Sharon,   Stoughton,   Walpole 2 

-Bellingham,     Foxborough,      Franklin,     Medway, 

Wrentham 2 

-Dover,  Medfield,   Nccdham,  Norfolk 1 

Total 13 


108 


NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 


YITAL   STATISTICS  FOR  1876. 


Towns. 

Births. 

Mar- 
riages. 

Deaths. 

Towns. 

Births. 

Mar- 
riages. 

Deaths. 

Bcllingham    . 
Braintrce    .   . 
Brookline    .    . 

Canton     .   .   . 
Cohassct  .   .   . 
Dedham  .   .   . 
Dover  .... 
Foxborougli   . 
Franklin  .  .   . 
Holbrook    .   . 
Hyde  Fark     . 
Medlield  .    .    . 
Medway  .   .   . 

22 
95 

203 
96 
52 

138 

5 

37 

81 

41) 

165 
20 
79 

16 
45 
53 
23 
17 
33 
9 
14 
17 
23 
39 
17 
34 

22 
77 

138 
51 
43 

110 

8 

48 

59 

28 

137 
19 
77 

Milton  .  .  . 
Needham     . 
Norfolk    .   . 
Norwood     . 
Quincy  .   .   . 
Randolph     . 
Sharon  .    .   . 
Ptoufi[htou    . 
Walpole  .   . 
Weymouth 
Wrentham  . 

71 
128 

22 

56 
£12 

79 

15 
109 

47 
251 

35 

27 
56 

9 
11 
76 
36 

9 
41 
25 
93 
14 

38 
67 
23 
39 

100 
71 
26 
70 
38 

149 
39 

Total  .   .   . 

2,059 

737 

1,543 

HISTORICAL. 


Norfolk  County,  as  first  incorporated,  included  all  the  original  territory  of 
Suffolk,  except  the  towns  of  Boston  and  Chelsea.  May  10,  1G43,  the  Colony  of 
Massachusetts  Bay  was  divided  into  four  counties,  viz.  :  Essex,  Middlesex,  Suf- 
folk and  Norfolk,  the  latter  comprising  the  towns  of  Haverhill,  Salisbury,  Hamp- 
ton, Exeter,  Dover  and  Portsmouth.  The  four  last-named  towns  having  been  set 
off  to  New  Hampshire  on  its  separation  from  Massachusetts  in  1G80,  the  others 
■were  set  back  to  Essex,  Feb.  4,  1G80,  and  the  original  County  of  Norfolk  ceased 
to  exist. 

For  many  years  previous  to  the  organization  of  the  present  County  of  Norfolk, 
great  dissatisfaction  had  existed  among  the  more  remote  towns,  and  several 
attempts  were  made  for  a  division  of  the  County  of  Suffolk,  but  it  was  not  until 
the  first  session  of  the  Legislature  of  1793  that  the  long-continued  movement  for 
a  new  county  prevailed.  No  copy  of  the  original  petitions  upon  which  the  act 
was  passed  have  been  preserved. 

The  following  is  the  Act  of  Incorporation  :  — 


Cammantocaltlr  of  IBassacbusctts. 


In  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and  ninety-three. 

AN    ACT 

For  Dividing  the  County  of  Suffolk,  and  Establishing  a  new  Couxtv  nr  the  name 

of  Norfolk. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives,  in  General  Court  assembled,  and 
by  the  authority  of  the  same,  That  all  the  territory  of  the  county  of  SuHolk,  not  compre- 
hended within  the  towns  of  Boston  and  Chelsea,  from  and  after  tho  twentieth  day  of  June 
nest,  be,  and  hereby  is  formed  and  erected  into  an  entiro  and  distinct  county,  by  tho  name 
<  t  Norfolk;  and  Dedham  shall  be  tho  shiro  town,  till  otherwise  ordered  by  tho  General 
Court;  and  tho  inhabitants  of  said  county  of  Norfolk  shall  have  and  possess,  use,  exercise 
and  enjoy  all  tho  powers,  rights  and  immunities,  which,  by  the  Constitution  and  Laws  of 
this  Commonwealth,  the  inhabitants  of  any  county  within  tho  same,  have,  possess,  exercise 
and  enjoy,  or  are  entitled  to. 

And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  there  shall  bo  held  and  kept  within  tho  said  county  of 
Norfolk,  at  the  shiro  town  thereof,  a  Court  of  General  Sessions  of  tho  Peace,  and  a  Court 
of  Common  Pleas,  on  tho  last  Tuesdays  of  April  and  September,  yearly;  and  a  Supreme 
Judicial  Court,  on  the  Tuesday  next  preceding  the  last  Tuesday  in  August,  annually,  to 
commence  in  the  year  ono  thousand  seven  hundred  and  ninety-four.     And  the  Justices  of 


110  NOIiFOLK   COVXTY  MANUAL. 

said  Courts  of  subordinate  jurisdiction,  when  lawfully  appointed  and  commissioned,  shall 
have,  hold,  exerciso  and  onjoy  all  the  powers  and  authority  which  aro  given  and  granted 
to  Justices  of  liko  Courts  in  any  other  oounty  within  this  Commonwealth;  and  all  the 
aforesaid  Courts  shall  bear  tho  samo  legal  relation  to  each  other,  by  process  of  every  kind, 
as  tho  liko  Courts  do  in  tho  other  counties  of  this  Commonwealth. 

And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  tho  methods  and  proceedings  directed  by  law  for  choosing 
a  County  Treasurer  and  Register  of  Deeds,  and  tho  modes,  forms  and  proceedings,  known 
and  practiced,  in  bringing  forward  and  trying  actions,  causes,  pleas  or  suits,  and  of 
originating  and  conducting  legal  process  of  every  kind,  whether  civil  or  criminal,  in  tho 
Judicial  Courts  established  in  the  several  counties  in  this  Commonwealth,  and  for  choosing 
Jurors  to  serve  at  said  Courts,  shall  bo  observed,  and  put  in  practico  within  tho  said 
county  of  Norfolk:  Provided  that  tho  choice  of  County  Treasurer  and  Register  of  Deeds 
for  said  county  of  Norfolk,  shall  for  tho  first  timo  originate  in  tho  same  manner  as  pre- 
scribed by  law,  whero  vacancies  happen  in  said  offices  by  death  or  resignation. 

And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  all  writs,  suits,  and  process,  of  every  kind,  which  may, 
beforo  tho  said  twentieth  day  of  June,  bo  depending  in  any  Court,  including  Probato 
Courts,  within  tho  county  of  Suffolk,  shall  bo  heard  and  tried,  proceeded  and  determined 
upon  in  the  county  of  Suffolk,  in  tho  samo  manner  as  they  would  have  been  if  this  Act  had 
cot  been  mado. 

And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  all  deeds  for  tho  convoyance  of  real  estates  within  the 
said  county  of  Norfolk,  which  shall  bo  executed  prior  to  the  establishment  of  a 
Registry  of  Deeds,  and  qualification  of  a  Register  within  said  county  of  Norfolk,  may  bo 
recorded  in  tho  Offico  of  tho  Register  of  Deeds  for  tho  county  of  Suffolk,  and  shall  have  the 
samo  legal  effect  and  operation  as  though  they  were  recorded  iu  tho  Registry  of  Deeds  for 
tho  said  county  of  Norfolk. 

And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  tho  several  towns  and  districts  within  tho  said  county  of 
Norfolk,  shall  pay  their  proportion  of  all  county  taxes  already  granted  and  assessed,  in 
tho  samo  manner  as  they  would  havo  dono  if  this  Act  had  not  beon  made;  and  shall  bo 
holden  to  pay  their  proportion  of  all  debts  that  shall  bo  owing  by  tho  county  of  Suffolk, 
on  tho  said  twentieth  of  June  next,  after  tho  appropriation  of  tho  present  outstanding 
taxes,  and  bo  entitled  also  to  their  proportion  of  all  property  belonging  to  said  county  of 
Suffolk,  except  in  tho  county  Court-House,  Goal  and  Goal-House,  and  tho  land  belonging 
thereto:  And  said  county  of  Norfolk  shall  bo  obliged  to  build  and  keep  in  repair  all 
bridges  within  tho  said  county  of  Norfolk,  which  at  this  timo  aro  chargeablo  upon  the 
county  of  Suffolk,  and  perforin  all  other  duties  and  obligations  within  their  limits  which 
tho  county  of  Suffolk  aro  now  obliged  to  perform. 

And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  if  it  shall  so  happen  that  any  person  or  persons  shall  be 
liablo  to  bo  committed  to  prison  within  tho  said  county  of  Norfolk,  within  two  years  from 
tho  passing  of  this  Act,  it  shall  bo  lawful  to  commit  such  person  or  persons  by  due  process, 
to  tho  common  goal  within  tho  county  of  Suffolk ;  and  all  processes  of  law,  and  tho  powers 
of  all  Officers  within  said  county  of  Norfolk,  shall  bo  as  legal  and  binding  for  that 
purpoio,  as  though  tho  samo  goal  was  within  tho  said  county  of  Norfolk;  and  tho  keeper 
for  s.rd  goal  shall  bo  liablo  for  tho  safo  keeping  of  all  prisoners,  so  committed,  in  the 
same  manner  as  though  committed  by  duo  courso  of  logal  proceedings  within  tho  county  of 
Suffolk;  and  all  prisoners,  so  committed,  shall  bo  entitled  to  tho  samo  benefits  and 
indulgencics  as  though  committod  within  tho  said  county  of  Norfolk;  and  all  necessary 
expenses  which  shall  ariso  in  consequence  of  tho  coininitmont  of  any  prisoners  from  the 
county  cf  Norfolk,  shall  bo  defrayed  by  tho  samo  County. 


In  the  House  op  Representatives,  March  22d,  1793. 
This  bill  having  had  throo  several  readings,  passed  to  bo  enacted. 

DAVID    COBB,  Speaker. 


In  Senate,  March  22d,  1793. 
This  bill  having  had  two  several  readings,  passed  to  bo  onacted. 

SAMUEL   PHILLIPS,  President. 
By  tho  Governor, 

Approved  March  2C,  1793.  JOHN   HANCOCK. 


HISTORICAL.  Ill 

The  towns  thus  set  off  from  Suffolk  were  Bellingham,  Braintree,  Brookline, 
Cohasset,  Dedham,  Dorchester,  Dover  (district),  Foxborough,  Franklin,  Hing- 
ham,  Hull,  Medfield,  Medway,  Milton,  Needham,  Quiney,  Randolph,  Roxbury, 
Sharon,  Stoughton,  Walpole,  Weymouth,  Wrentham. 

At  the  June  session  of  the  same  year  (1793,  Chapter  9  of  the  Act  passed  June 
20th),  so  much  of  the  above  Act  of  Incorporation  "  as  it  respects  the  towns  of 
Hingham  and  Hull,  is  hereby  repealed  and  made  null  and  void." 

At  the  same  session,  Chapter  12  of  the  Acts  provides  that,  whereas,  in  the  Act 
dividing  the  County  of  Suffolk  and  establishing  the  County  of  Norfolk,  "  no  pro- 
vision is  made  for  the  choice  of  Grand  Jurors  to  serve  at  the  Court  of  General 
Sessions  of  the  Peace  in  the  several  Counties  of  Suffolk  and  Norfolk,  the  present 
year,"  "  the  Clerk  of  the  Court  of  the  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace,  in  the  said 
counties,  be,  and  hereby  are  authorized  respectively  to  make  out  their  warrants 
to  the  Constables  of  the  several  towns  in  their  respective  counties,  or,  to  so  many 
of  them  as  the  Court  shall  order,  requiring  them,  severally,  to  assemble  the  free- 
holders and  inhabitants  of  their  respective  towns,  qualified  to  vote  for  Represent- 
atives, to  choose,  by  ballot,  one  or  more  good  and  lawful  man,  or  men,  in  each 
town,  as  the  Court  shall  direct,  of  like  qualifications  and  of  good  moral  character, 
as  is  already  required  by  '  An  Act  regulating  the  appointment  and  services  of 
Grand  Jurors,'  to  appear  at  the  Court  of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace,  next  to  he 
holden  within  the  said  counties  respectively,  and  there  to  serve  on  the  Grand  Jury 
at  every  Court  of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace,  throughout  the  remainder  of  the 
present  year,  and  until  another  Grand  Jury  shall  be  chosen,  impanelled  and  sworn 
in  their  room,  and  the  Constables  shall  notify  the  persons  so  chosen  four  days 
before  the  sitting  of  the  Court,  and  their  duty  shall  be  the  same  as  is  already 
declared  and  designated  in  the  before-mentioned  'Act  regulating  the  appointment 
and  services  of  Grand  Jurors.'" 

June  29,  1798,  an  act  was  passed  by  the  Legislature  establishing  an  additional 
term  of  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court  for  the  County  of  Norfolk,  on  the  1st  Tuesday 
of  February,  annually. 

March  3,  1S02,  an  act  was  passed  by  the  Legislature  establishing  an  additional 
term  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  the  County  of  Norfolk,  on  the  1st  Tues- 
day of  January,  annually,  in  addition  to  the  terms  already  established. 


COURTS   OF   COMMON  PLEAS   AND  OF   GGA'ERAL   SESSIONS   OF   THE 

PEACE. 

July  3,  1782  (Chap.  12),  an  act  was  passed  by  the  Legislature  establishing  a 
Court  of  Common  Pleas  in  each  county  of  the  State,  to  be  held  by  four  substan- 
tial, discreet  and  learned  persons,  each  of  whom  should  be  an  inhabitant  of  the 
county  wherein  he  should  be  appointed,  to  be  commissioned  by  the  Governor,  and 
to  have  cognizance  of  all  civil  actions  of  the  value  of  more  than  forty  shillings. 

July  3,  1782  (Chap,  lo),  an  act  was  also  passed  establishing  a  Court  of  General 
Se  --ions  of  the  Peace,  to  be  held  by  the  Justices  of  each  county,  "  who  are  hereby 
empowered  to  hear  and  determine  all  matters  relative  to  the  Conservation  of  the 
Peace  and  the  punishment  of  such  offences  as  are  cognizable  by  them  at  Common 
Law." 


112  NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 

Feb.  27,  1787  (Chap.  15),  an  act  was  passed,  the  provisions  of  which  gave  to 
the  Court  of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace  similar  powers  with  those  now  held 
and  exercised  by  County  Commissioners. 

The  first  session  of  the  Court  of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace  was  held  at 
Dedham,  on  the  last  Tuesday  of  September,  1793,  at  which  Nathaniel  Ames,  of 
Dedham,  was  appointed  Clerk.  Deacon  Isaac  Bullard,  of  Dedham,  was  chosen 
Treasurer  of  the  county  for  the  remainder  of  the  year,  and,  upon  examining  the 
votes  returned  to  said  court,  it  appeared  that  Capt.  Eliphalet  Pond,  of  Dedham, 
was  elected  Register  of  Deeds  by  a  large  majority.  lion.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  Esq., 
of  Braintrce,  who  had  been  appointed  Sheriff  by  the  Governor,  nominated  his 
bondsmen,  who  were  approved.  At  the  end  of  the  record  of  this  meeting  occurs 
this  statement:  "John  Jones,  Esq.,  of  Dover,  President  of  this  session." 

The  next  record  is  as  follows  :  — 

"Norfolk,  ss.  January  7,  1794.  Court  of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace  for 
said  County,  held  at  Dedham  by  adjournment  from  the  first  Tuesday  in  November 
last.  Opened  first  in  the  old  meeting-house,  but,  by  reason  of  coldness,  immedi- 
ately adjourned  to  the  sign  of  the  Law  Book,  and  there  opened  again." 

The  business  of  this  session  seems  to  have  been  the  apportionment  of  the 
county  tax,  decision  upon  road  matters,  the  issuing  of  licenses  to  victuallers,  and 
the  trial  of  offenders  charged  with  gaming,  slander  and  larceny.  Deacon  Isaac 
Bullard  was  also  in  open  court  sworn  into  office  as  the  Treasurer  of  the  county. 

By  the  records  of  the  Executive  Council  it  appears,  that  on  July  2,  1793,  Sam- 
uel Niles,  Esq.,  of  Braintree,  Richard  Cranch,  Esq.,  of  Quincy,  William  Heath, 
Esq.,  of  Roxbury,  and  Stephen  Metcalf,  Esq.,  of  Bellingham,  were  appointed 
Justices  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  the  County  of  Norfolk.  No  notice 
of  the  declination  of  either  of  these  gentlemen  appears  on  the  records  of  either 
the  Court  or  the  Council,  but  on  the  3d  of  September  of  the  same  year,  Nathan- 
iel Ames,  Esq.,  of  Dedham,  John  Read.  Esq.,  of  Roxbury,  and  Ebenezer  Warren, 
Esq.,  of  Foxborough,  were  appointed  Justices,  and  Edward  II.  Robbins,  Esq.,  of 
Milton,  and  Solomon  Lovell,  Esq.,  of  Wreymouth,  Special  Justices  of  the  Court 
of  Common  Pleas.  September  24th  following,  James  Endicott,  Esq.,  of  Stough- 
ton,  was  appointed  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas. 

The  first  session  of  this  Court  was  held  at  Dedham,  September  24th,  1793,  at 
which  wire  present  Hon.  Stephen  Metcalf  and  Ebenezer  Warren  and  James  Endi- 
cott, Esquires,  Nathaniel  Ames  being  Clerk  of  the  Court.  Daniel  Perry,  of  Med- 
fteld,  was  appointed  Special  Justice  of  the  Court  February  25,  1791. 

May  27,  1799,  Edward  II.  Robbins,  of  Milton,  was  appointed  Chief  Justice, 
and  Oliver  Everett,  of  Dorchester,  and  Horatio  Townsend,  of  Medfield,  Special 
Justices  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas;  and  September  26,  1800,  Oliver  Everett 
was  recommissioned  a  Justice.  July  5,  1802,  Daniel  Perry  was  reappointed  as  a 
Justice,  and  Samuel  Haven,  of  Dedham,  a  Special  Justice;  and  May  24.  1803, 
Moses  Everett,  of  Dorchester,  and  Samuel  Bass,  of  Randolph,  were  appointed 
Special  Justices. 

June  15,  1804,  Samuel  Haven,  of  Dedham,  was  appointed  Chief  Justice  of  the 
("unit  of  Common  Pleas.  January  29,  1805,  Moses  Everett,  of  Dorchester,  was 
reappointed  Justice,  and  David  S.  Grecnough,  ofRoxbury,  was  appointed  Special 
Justice.    February  G,  1800,  Thomas  Williams,  of  Roxbury,  was  appointed  Special 


HISTORICAL.  113 

Justice,  and  May  10th,  of  the  same  year,  Thomas  Greenleaf,  of  Quincy,  was  also 
appointed  Special  Justice. 

June  19,  1807  (Chap.  11),  the  Legislature  passed  an  act  in  addition  to  an  act. 
entitled  "  An  Act  establishing  Courts  of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace,"  passed 
the  3d  day  of  July,  1782,  the  first  section  of  which  provided  that  from  and  after 
the  first  of  September  following,  "  the  Courts  of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace, 
in  the  several  counties,  shall  be  holden  by  one  Chief  or  First  Justice,  and  by  so 
many  associate  justices  as  shall  be  hereafter  mentioned,  and  no  more,  to  be  desig- 
nated and  appointed  by  the  Governor,  with  the  advice  of  the  Council,  who  shall 
issue  commissions  to  them  for  that  purpose,  accordingly,  instead  of  the  same  being 
holden  by  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  each  county ;  the  justices  so  appointed  to 
meet  in  their  several  counties  at  the  several  times  and  places  that  now  are.  or 
hereafter  may  be,  established  by  law  for  the  holding  of  the  several  Courts  of  the 
General  Sessions  of  the  Peace." 

Section  two  provided  for  the  number  of  Associate  Justices  —  "for  the  County  of 
Norfolk,  four."  Section  three  provided  that  Justices  should  "have  all  the  powers 
and  perform  all  the  duties  that  the  Courts  of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace  now 
havs,  or  perform  in  and  by  the  act  to  which  this  is  an  addition,  provided,  always, 
that  the  justices  shall  not  be  appointed,  or  serve  on  any  committee  for  the  laying 
out.  altering  or  discontinuing  any  road  or  highway."  Section  four  provided  that 
Justices  should  receive  83  per  day,  each,  for  actual  attendance,  and  $2  for  every 
ten  miles'  travel,  or  in  that  proportion  for  longer  or  shorter  travel,  to  be  paid 
out  of  the  county  treasury. 

In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  law,  the  Governor,  on  the  3d  of  July, 
1807,  appointed  Ebenezer  Seaver,  of  Roxbury,  Chief  Justice,  and  William  Aspin- 
wall,  of  Brookline,  John  Ellis,  of  Medway.  Joseph  Bemis,  of  Canton,  and  Samuel 
Day,  of  Wrentham,  Justices  of  the  Court  of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace  for 
the  County  of  Norfolk.  August  22,  of  the  same  year,  William  Aspinwall 
resigned  and  Nathaniel  Ruggles,  of  Roxbury,  was  appointed  in  his  place. 

June  10,  1S03  (Chap.  17),  the  Legislature  passed  an  act  transferring  the  powers 
and  duties  of  the  Court  of  Sessions  of  the  Peace  to  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas. 

June  21,  1811  (Chap.  33),  an  act  was  passed  establishing  Circuit  Courts  of 
Common  Pleas  within  this  Commonwealth,  the  first  section  of  which  divided  the 
State  (except  Dukes  and  Nantucket)  into  six  circuits  —  the  counties  of  Norfolk, 
Plymouth,  Bristol  and  Barnstable  to  be  one  circuit,  and  to  be  called  the  southern 
Circuit.  Section  two  provided  that  courts  should  be  held  in  the  several  circuits, 
at  such  times  and  places  as  "  are  now  by  law  appointed  for  holding  the  Courts  ot 
Common  Pleas ;  to  consist  of  one  Chief  Justice  and  two  Associate  Justices,  who 
shall  have  original  and  exclusive  jurisdiction  of  all  civil  actions  arising  within 
their  respective  circuits  (excepting  only  such  actions  wherein  the  Supreme  Judicial 
Court,  or  where  Justices  of  the  Peace  now  have  original  jurisdiction),  and  shall 
;il  u  have  jurisdiction  of  all  such  offences,  crimes  and  misdemeanors,  as  before  the 
passing  of  this  act  were  cognizable  by  the  respective  Courts  of  Common  Pleas, 
and  also  appellate  jurisdiction  of  all  civil  actions  and  all  crimes,  etc.,  where  an 
appeal  may  now,  by  law,  be  made  from  the  decisions  of  Justices  of  the  Peace." 
Of  this  new  Court,  Thomas  Boylston  Adams,  of  Quincy,  was  appointed  Chief 


114  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

Justice,  and  Jairus  Ware,  of  Wrentham,   and  Nahuin  Mitchell,  of  Bridgewater, 
Associate  Justices. 

June  25,  1811  (Chap.  81),  an  act  was  passed  re-establishing  the  Court  of  Gen- 
oral  Sessions  of  the  Peace,  section  first  of  which  provided  that  "from  and  after 
the  first  of  September  next  an  act  passed  June  19,  180!),  is  repealed,  and  all  acts 
before  in  force  relative  to  the  Court  of  Sessions  revived."  Section  3  of  the  act 
provided  fir  the  appointment  of  one  Chief  Justice,  and  not  exceeding  four  and 
nut  less  than  two  other  persons  as  Justices.  September  3,  1811,  the  judges  of  the 
former  Court,  viz.,  Ebenezer  Seaver,  of  Roxbury,  Chief  Justice,  and  John  Ellis, 
of  Medway,  Joseph  Bemis,  of  Canton,  Samuel  Day,  of  Wrentham,  and  Nathaniel 
Buggies,  of  Roxbury,  were  reappointed. 

Feb.  28,  IS  14  (Chap.  197),  the  Legislature  passed  an  act  transferring  the 
powers  and  duties  of  the  Court  of  Sessions  to  the  Circuit  Court  of  Common  Pleas, 
section  first  of  which  provided  "that  from  and  after  the  first  day  of  June  next 
the  act  entitled  '  An  Act  to  establish  the  Court  of  Sessions,'  passed  June  25,  1811, 
be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  repealed,  except  so  far  as  it  relates  to  the  Counties  of 
Suffolk,  Nantucket  and  Dukes."  Section  4  of  the  act  provided  that  the  Governor 
appoint  "two  discreet  persons,  being  freeholders  within  each  county,  who  shall 
be  Session  Justices  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Common  Pleas  in  their  respective 
counties." 

June  11,  1814,  Ebenezer  Warren,  of  Foxborough,  and  Samuel  Bass,  of  Ran- 
dolph, were  appointed  Session  Justices.  August  21,  1816,  Joseph  Heath,  of 
Roxbury,  and  November  21  of  the  same  year,  Samuel  Swett,  of  Dedham,  were 
appointed  Session  Justices. 

Feb.  20,  1819  (Chap.  120),  an  act  was  passed  establishing  Courts  of  Sessions, 
and  repealing  the  act  of  Feb.  28,  1814.  The  act  provided  for  one  Justice  and 
two  Associate  Justices.  June  1G,  1819,  Jairus  Ware,  of  Wrentham,  was  appointed 
Justice,  and  Ebenezer  Warren,  of  Foxborough,  and  Samuel  Swett,  of  Dedham, 
Associate  Justices. 

The  act  (Chap.  79)  passed  Feb.  15,  1821,  establishing  a  Court  of  Common 
Pleas  tor  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  superseded  and  abolished  the 
Circuit  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  Norfolk  County. 

Feb.  26,  KS22  (Chap.  51),  an  act  was  passed  increasing  the  number  and  extend- 
ing the  powers  of  Justices  of  the  Courts  of  Sessions,  and  providing  for  the  appoint: 
nieiit  of  two  Special  Justices  for  every  Court  of  Sessions.  April  16,  1822,  Jairus 
Ware,  of  Wrentham,  was  appointed  Chief  Justice,  and  Daniel  Adams,  of  Medfield, 
and  Samuel  P.  Loud,  of  Dorchester,  were  appointed  Associate  Justices. 

March  4,  1826  (Chap.  171),  an  act  was  passed  in  addition  to  "  An  act  directing 
the  method  of  laving  out  highways ;  "  the  Governor  to  appoint  five  Commissioners 
of  Highways.  July  12,  182(3,  Ebenezer  Seaver,  of  Roxbury  (Chairman),  Chris- 
topher Weill),  of  Weymouth,  John  Endicott,  of  Dedham,  Lewis  Fisher,  of 
Franklin,  and  Nathaniel  Tucker,  of  Milton,  were  appointed  Commissioners  of 
Highways  for  Norfolk  County. 

Sept.  1,  1826,  Jairus  Wrare,  of  Wrentham,  having  been  elected  Clerk  of  the 
Courts  of  Norfolk  County,  resigned  his  position  as  Chief  Justice  of  the  Court  of 
Sessions  fur  Norfolk  County,  and  Daniel  Adams,  of  Medfield,  was  promoted  to 
that  office;  and  William  Ellis,  of  Dedham,  was  made  Associate  Justice,  the  other 
bring  Samuel  P.  Loud,  of  Dorchester. 


HISTOMCAL.  115 

Feb.  26,  1828  (Chap.  77),  an  act  was  passed  establishing  County  Commis- 
sioners in  the  several  counties,  which  repealed  the  following:  Act  to  establish 
Courts  of  Sessions,  passed  February  20,  1819;  Act  in  addition,  passed  February 
21,  1820;  Act  increasing  numbers  and  powers  of  Judges  of  Courts  of  Sessions, 
passed  February  0,  1822;  Act  of  March  4,  1S2G,  relating  to  highways. 

The  following  are  the  material  sections  of  the  Act  of  1S28  :  — 

"  Section  4  enacts  that  from  and  after  its  passage,  the  County  Commissioners 
in  their  respective  counties  shall  have,  exercise  and  perform,  except  so  far  as 
modified  by  the  provisions  of  this  act,  all  the  powers,  authorities  and  duties  which, 
before  and  until  the  passing  of  the  act,  the  Courts  of  Sessions  or  Commissioners  of 
Highways  have  by  law  exercised  and  performed. 

"Sect..").  All  petitions,  recognizances,  warrants,  certificates,  orders,  reports 
and  processes  made  to,  pending  in,  taken  for,  or  continued  or  returnable  to  the 
Courts  of  Sessions,  shall  be  returnable  to  and  proceeded  in  by  the  County 
Commissioners." 

The  act  further  provided  that  the  Governor  should  appoint  four  Commis- 
sioners in  Norfolk  County. 

COXJXTY    COJIJIISSHXVERS. 

April  14,  1828,  Samuel  P.  Loud,  of  Dorchester  (Chairman),  William  Ellis, 
of  Dedham,  Lewis  Fisher,  of  Franklin,  and  Nathaniel  Tucker,  of  Milton,  were 
appointed  County  Commissioners.  The  first  meeting  of  the  Board  was  held  on 
the  following  day,  as  appears  by  the  record:  "  April  lo,  1828.  This  day  being 
the  time  on  which  the  County  Commissioners  for  this  county  are  to  hold  their  meet- 
ing, by  law,  in  Dedham,  in  said  county,  the  meeting  was  opened  by  lion.  Wil- 
liam Ellis,  one  of  said  commissioners,  and  a  majority  thereof  not  appearing  to 
make  a  quorum,  the  said  meeting  was  by  him  adjourned,  pursuant  to  law,  to 
Tuesday,  the  22d  day  of  April  instant,  at  ten  o'clock,  A.M.,  and  the  clerk  directed 
to  give  notice  thereof  in  the  '  Village  Register,'  printed  in  Dedham." 

Of  the  next  meeting,  the  following  is  the  record:  "The  County  Commis- 
sioners met,  according  to  adjournment,  the  22d  of  April,  A.D.  1828.  Present: 
Samuel  P.  Loud,  Esq.,  Chairman;  AVilliam  Ellis,  Lewis  Fisher,  Nathaniel 
Tucker.  Esqs." 

April  8,  18:J5  (Chap.  152),  an  act  was  passed  providing  for  the  choice  in  each 
county  of  the  Commonwealth  of  three  County  Commissioners  and  two  Special 
Commissioners  at  an  election,  to  be  held  on  the  first  Monday  of  May,  1835,  and 
on  the  same  day  in  every  third  year  thereafter;  in  case  of  non-election  or  vacancy, 
a  new  election  to  be  held  until  the  Board  was  filled;  County  and  Special  Com- 
missioners then  in  office  by  appointment  to  remain  in  office  until  their  successors 
were  chosen  and  qualified. 

May  22,  1835,  the  record  is  as  follows:  "The  new  Board  of  County  Com- 
missioners and  Special  Commissioners  appeared,  and  were  qualified  by  James 
Richardson  and  Jairus  Ware,  appointed  to  qualify  civil  officers  in  said  county." 
Hon.  Samuel  P.  Loud,  of  Dorchester,  Chairman;  Seth  Mann,  Randolph:  Joseph 
Hawes,  Walpole.  Special  Commissioners,  Benjamin  P.  Williams,  lioxbury  ;  John 
C.  Scammell,  Bellingham. 


11G  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

March  17,  1841  (Chap.  107),  an  act  was  passed  which  provided  that  in  case  of 
failure  on  the  second  trial  to  elect  Commissioners,  the  Governor  should  till 
vacancies  from  among  the  candidates  receiving  the  highest  number  of  votes. 

June  22,  1841.  Nathan  Jones,  of  Medway,  took  the  place  of  John  C. 
Scammell,  of  Bellingham,  as  Special  Commissioner. 

May  28,  1844.  James  C.  Doane,  of  Cohasset,  took  the  place  of  Seth  Mann, 
of  Randolph,  as  Commissioner;  and  Martin  Torrey,  of  Foxborough,  the  place  of 
Nathan  Jones,  of  Medway,  as  Special  Commissioner. 

1845.  Nathan  Jones,  of  Medway,  took  the  place  of  B.  P.  Williams,  of 
Roxbury,  as  Special  Commissioner. 

1847.  Nathan  Jones,  of  Medway,  took  the  place  of  Joseph  Hawes,  of  Wal- 
pole,  as  Commissioner ;  and  Abraham  F.  Howe,  of  Roxbury,  and  Timothy  P. 
Whitney,  of  Wrentham,  became  Special  Commissioners,  in  place  of  Martin 
Torrey,  of  Foxborough,  and  Nathan  Jones,  of  Medway. 

April  4,  1853,  there  was  an  election  for  County  Commissioners,  at  which  but 
one  candidate  was  elected,  viz.,  Nathan  Jones,  of  Medway,  by  a  majority  of 
six  votes.  At  the  second  trial,  held  May  2,  James  C.  Doane,  of  Cohasset,  was 
re-elected  by  a  small  majority ;  and  Abraham  F.  Howe,  of  Roxbury,  and  John  A. 
Gould,  of  Walpole,  were  elected  Special  Commissioners.  For  the  third  Com- 
missioner there  was  no  choice,  Asaph  Churchill,  of  Dorchester,  the  candidate  of 
the  Free  Soil  and  Democratic  parties,  having  a  plurality  of  seven  votes  over 
Nathaniel  F.  Safibrd,  of  Dorchester,  who  had  been  nominated  by  the  Whig  party 
in  place  of  Hon.  Samuel  P.  Loud,  of  Dorchester,  who  declined  a  renomination. 
There  having  been  no  election  at  the  two  trials,  Governor  Clifford  apppointed 
Mr.  Safford  to  fill  the  vacancy,  and  at  the  first  meeting  of  the  new  board,  Mr. 
Safford  was  chosen  Chairman. 

March  11,  1854  (Chap.  77),  an  act  was  passed  providing  for  classification 
of  County  Commissioners  into  three  classes  :  the  first  to  hold  office  until  the  next 
election  for  Governor;  the  second  until  the  State  election  in  1855;  and  the  third 
until  theelectionin  185G  ;  providing  further,  for  the  election,  at  each  State  election, 
of  one  County  Commissioner,  who  should  hold  office  for  three  years  only  ;  and 
providing  further,  that  the  Special  Commissioners  then  in  office  should  hold  their 
offices  until  the  annual  election  of  Governor  in  1856,  and  each  third  year  there- 
after, when  two  Special  Commissioners  should  be  chosen,  a  plurality  of  votes  to 
elect. 

At  the  annual  election,  November  11,  1S54,  Bradford  S.  Farrington,  of  Rox- 
bury, was  elected  a  Commissioner  in  place  of  Nathan  Jones,  of  Medway,  whose 
term  had  expired. 

1855.     Mr.  Safford  was  re-elected  Commissioner. 

185G.  Seth  Mann,  2d,  of  Randolph,  was  elected  Commissioner  in  place  of 
James  <'.  Doane,  of  Cohasset;  and  Samuel  B.  Noycs,  of  Canton,  and  George  W. 
Gay,  of  Sharon,  were  elected  Special  Commissioners,  in  place  of  Abraham  V. 
Howe,  of  Roxbury,  and  John  A.  Gould,  of  Walpole. 

1857.  Lucas  Pond,  of  Wrentham,  was  elected  Commissioner,  in  place  of 
Bradford  S.  Farrington,  of  Wrentham. 

L858.     Nathaniel  F.  Safford,  of  Dorchester,  was  re-elected  Commissioner. 

1859.     Charles  Endicott,  of  Canton,   was  elected  Commissioner,  in  place  of 


HISTORICAL.  117 

Seth  Mann,  2d,  of  Randolph ;  George  W.  Gay,  of  Sharon,  was  re-elected,  and 
Asa  B.  Wales,  of  Weymouth,  elected  Special  Commissioner,  the  latter  in  place 
of  S  imuel  B.  Noyes,  of  Canton. 

18G0.     Lucas  Pond,  of  Wrentham,  was  re-elected  Commissioner. 

18G1.     Nathaniel  F.  Safford,  of  Dorchester,  was  re-elected  Commissioner. 

1862.  Charles  Endicott,  of  Canton,  was  re-elected  Commissioner,  and  George 
W.  Gay.  of  Sharon,  and  Asa  B.  Wales,  of  Weymouth,  were  re-elected  Special 
Commissioners. 

1883.  Milton  M.  Fisher,  of  Medway,  was  elected  Commissioner  in  place  of 
Lucas  Pond,  of  Wrentham. 

1831.     Nathaniel  F.  Safford,  of  Dorchester,  was  re-elected  Commissioner. 

18G5.  David  II.  Bates,  of  Braintree,  was  elected  Commissioner  in  place  of 
Charles  Endicott,  of  Canton,  and  Otis  Cary,  of  Foxborough,  and  Amos  II.  Hol- 
brook,  of  Bellingham,  Special  Commissioners  in  place  of  George  W.  Gay,  of 
Sharon,  and  Asa  B.  Wales,  of  Weymouth. 

1SGG.     Milton  M  Fisher,  of  Medway,  was  re-elected  Commissioner. 

18G7.  Joseph  M.  Churchill,  of  Milton,  was  elected  Commissioner  in  place  of 
Nathaniel  F.  Safford,  of  Dorchester ;  and  at  the  organization  of  the  Board,  Jan- 
uary 1,  18G8,  Milton  M.  Fisher,  of  Medway,  was  chosen  Chairman. 

1SG8.  David  II.  Bates,  of  Braintree,  was  re-elected  Commissioner,  Amos  H. 
Holbrook,  of  Bellingham,  was  re-elected  Special  Commissioner,  and  Galen  Orr, 
of  Needham,  was  elected  Special  Commissioner  in  place  of  Otis  Cary,  of  Fox- 
borough. 

18GD.  Milton  M.  Fisher,  of  Medway,  was  re-elected  Commissioner.  At  the 
organization  of  the  Board  in  January,  1S70,  Mr.  Fisher  having  declined  re-elec- 
tion as  Chairman,  Joseph  M.  Churchill,  of  Milton,  was  chosen. 

1870.     Joseph  M.  Churchill,  of  Milton,  was  re-elected  Commissioner. 

1571.  March  31,  Mr.  Churchill  having  resigned  the  office  of  Chairman  of  the 
Board,  Milton  M.  Fisher,  of  Medway,  was  chosen  Chairman.  April  8th,  Mr. 
Churchill,  having  been  appointed  Judge  of  the  Municipal  Court  of  the  City  of 
Boston,  resigned  the  office  of  Commissioner.  At  the  election  in  November,  David 
II.  Bates,  of  Braintree,  was  re-elected  Commissioner,  and  Galen  Orr,  of  Need- 
ham,  was  elected  Commissioner  for  the  remainder  of  the  term  of  Mr.  Churchill 
(two  years).  George  P.  Morey,  of  Walpole,  and  John  Q.  A.  Field,  of  Quincy, 
were  elected  Special  Commissioners. 

1572.  Nathaniel  F.  Safford,  of  Milton  (to  which  town  he  had  removed  after 
the  annexation  of  Dorchester  to  Boston),  was  elected  Commissioner,  and  at  the 
organization  of  the  Board,  in  January,  1873,  was  elected  Chairman. 

1873.     Galen  Orr,  of  Needham,  was  re-elected  Commissioner. 

187-t.  James  Humphrey,  of  Weymouth,  was  elected  Commissioner  in  place  of 
David  II.  Bates,  of  Braintree;  and  George  P.  Morey,  of  Walpole,  and  John  Q. 
A.  Field,  of  Quincy,  were  re-elected  Special  Commissioners. 

1875.     Nathaniel  F.  Safford,  of  Milton,  was  re-elected  Commissioner. 

187G.     Galen  Orr,  of  Needham,  was  re-elected  Commissioner. 


118  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 


BIOGRAPHICAL. 


The  following  brief  sketches  of  the  several  Judges  of  the  Courts  of  Common 
Pleas  and  of  General  Sessions,  and  of  the  members  of  the  Board  of  County 
Commissioners,  have  been  carefully  prepared  from  the  best  available  sources  of 
information.  Those  who  afterwards  occupied  other  county  offices  will  be  found 
mentioned  in  their  appropriate  places. 

JUDGES    OF     THE    COUIVTY    COl'RTS. 

Samuel,  Niles,  son  of  tho  distinguished  clergyman  of  the  same  name,  was  a  native  of 
Braintreo,  and  for  many  years  one  of  the  must  prominent  men  of  that  town.  lie  was 
Representative  and  Executive  Councillor,  and  filled  many  other  important  offices.  In  1703 
ho  was  appointed  Justice  of  tho  new  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  Norfolk  County. 

Richaiid  Cranch  was  born  in  Kingsbridge,  near  Exeter,  in  Devonshire,  England,  in 
November,  17'26.  At  tho  age  of  twenty,  in  1740,  ho  came  to  this  country  with  General 
Joseph  Palmer,  who  had  married  his  sister  Mary.  Being  of  a  literary  turn  of  mind,  ho 
became  a  man  of  considerable  learning,  received  an  honorary  degree  of  A.M.  from  Harvard 
College,  and  was  elected  a  member  of  tho  American  Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences.  Ho 
studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  was  appointed  one  of  tho  first  judges  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas,  after  the  organization  of  the  County  of  Norfolk  in  1793.  He 
married  Mary,  tho  eldest  daughter  of  the  Rev.  William  Smith,  of  Weymouth,  John  Adams 
marrying  Abigail,  tho  second  daughter.  Mr.  Cranch  died  on  tho  ICth,  and  his  wife  on 
tho  17th  of  Octobor,  1811,  and  both  were  buried  on  the  samo  day,  tho  l'Jth,  when  llov. 
Peter  Whitney  preached  a  sermon,  which  was  afterwards  printed.  They  loft  threo  children, 
Judgo  William  Cranch,  late  Chief  Justice  of  tho  United  States  District  Court  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. ;  Elizabeth,  who  married  Rev.  Jacob  Norton,  of  Weymouth;  and  Lucy,  who 
married  Mr.  Johu  Greonleaf  of  Quincy. 

Jons  Read  was  born  in  Sudbury  in  172S.  When  two  years  old  he  was  carried  to  Rox- 
bury,  where  ho  lived  till  he  became  of  age,  and  learned  tho  trade  of  a  tanner.  Ho  after- 
wards becamo  an  agent  for  Gov.  Bowdoin,  who  owned  extensivo  estates  near  Capo  Cod, 
among  which  was  Naushon  Island  and  its  dependencies,  known  as  tho  Elizabeth  Islands. 
Ho  afterwards  returned  to  Roxbury,  and  was  much  in  public  life,  being  for  somo  time 
laud  agent  fur  Massachusetts,  at  that  time  an  offico  of  much  importanco.  Tho  town  of  Road- 
field,  in  Maine,  was  named  in  his  honor,  and  ho  named  tho  town  of  Bowdoinham  in 
honor  of  Gov.  Bowdoin,  ho  being  proprietor  of  both  townships.  His  residence  in  Roxbury 
was  in  tho  Gov.  Shirley  house,  which  was  afterwards  owned  by  Gov.  Eustis.  Ho  was 
known  as  Major  Read,  from  his  having  acted  as  paymastor  of  militia  before  tho  Revolu- 
tion. His  brother  James  was  tho  first  brigadier-general  appointed  by  tho  Provincial  Con- 
gress. Ho  was  Representative  to  tho  General  Court  in  1704,  and  a  Senator  from  Norfolk 
County  in  1790,  '97,  '03  and  '99,  and  a  member  of  tho  Executive  Council  in  1801.  Ho  was. 
also  ono  of  tho  first  Justices  of  tho  Court  of  Common  Pleas  after  tho  incorporation  of  the 
County  of  Norfolk,  in  1793.     Ho  died  Juno  3,  1813,  aged  85  years. 

EBENEZER  Warren  was  born  in  Roxbury,  in  tho  year  1719,  and  continued  thero  until 
after  tho  Revolutionary  War  began.  When  tho  British  troops  marched  from  Poston,  he 
left  home  and  joined  in  tho  battle  of  Loxington,  on  tho  19th  of  April,  and  was  ono  of  throe 
brothers  who  were  in  arms  on  that  day,  tho  ethers  being  Gen.  Joseph  Warren,  afterwards 
killed  at  Bunker  Hill,  and  the  lato  Dr.  John  Warren  of  Boston.  Ho  afterwards  removed 
to  Foxborough,  and  was  a  member  of  tho  State  Convention  which  adopted  tho  Federal 
Constitution.  In  tho  year  1793  ho  was  appointed  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas, 
and  filled  the  ollico  until  tho  abolition  of  the  Court  in  1S11.  Juno  11,  1814,  ho  was 
appointed  Session  Justice  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  Juno  1(1,  1810,  ho  was 
appointed  Associate  Justice  of  tho  new  Court  of  Sessions.  Ho  died  in  Eoxborough,  January 
9,  182 1,  aged  75  years. 

JAMES  Esdu  01  r  was  born  in  Canton  (then  Stoughton),  in  1739,  and  was  for  many  years 
a  prominent  citizen  of  tho  town.  He  was  captain  of  one  of  the  seven  companies  of  minute- 
men  who  marched  to  Cambridge  on  tho  loth  of  April,  1775, and  on  tho  4th  of  March,  1770, 
marched  with  his  company  of  forty-ono  men  "  to  tho  assistance  of  tho  Continental  troops, 
when  thoy  fortified  on  tho  heights  of  Dorchester."     A  littlo  later  in  tho  samo  year,  with 


BIOGRAPHICAL.  119 

eighty-two  men,  bo  marched  to  Ticonderoga,  and  on  the  28th  of  March,  1778,  to  Roxbury, 
"agreeable  to  an  Older  of  Council,"  with  seventy-eight  men.  Ho  was  Selectman  of  the 
town  for  several  years,  and  Representative  to  the  General  Court  in  1784,  '85,  '80,  and  'JO. 
In  1793  be  was  appointed  ono  of  tho  justices  of  the  new  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  which 
office  he  held  till  his  death,  April  4th,  1709,  in  tho  Gist  year  of  bis  ago. 

Oliver  Everett,  born  in  Dedhara,  Juno  11,  1752,  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in 
1770;  taught  school  in  Dorchester  in  1770;  was  ordained  pastor  of  tho  New  South  Church 
in  Boston,  January  2,  1782.  Alter  a  ministry  of  ten  years  he  was  dismissed  on  account  of 
ill-health.  In  1790  bo  was  appointed  Judge  of  tho  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  Norfolk 
County,  which  office  ho  held  until  his  death  in  Dorchester,  December  19,  1802,  at  the 
ago  of  52  years  and  0  mouths.     Edward  and  Alexander  II.  Everett  were  his  sous. 

Moses  Everett,  brother  of  tho  preceding,  born  in  Dedham,  July  15,  1750,  was  gradu- 
ated at  Harvard  Col  lego  in  1771,  and  was  settled  over  the  church  in  Dorchester,  September  28, 
1774.  After  preaching  for  eighteen  years  he  was  compelled  by  ill  health  to  resign  his 
charge,  and  in  1703  ho  obtained  a  dismission,  but  continued  to  reside  in  tho  town.  Ho  was 
chosen  Representative  to  the  General  Court  in  1794  and  1795.  In  1803  he  was  appointed 
Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  Norfolk  County  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by 
the  death  of  his  brother  Oliver.     He  died  March  25,  1813,  aged  03  years. 

Samuel  Bass  was  born  in  Randolph  (then  Braintree),  May  15,  1757,  and  was  for  many 
years  active  in  town  affairs.  He  was  Town  Clerk  and  Selectman  for  many  years,  and  also 
Representative  to  the  General  Court.  In  1803  he  was  appointed  Special  Justice  of  tho 
Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  Norfolk  County,  and  in  1814  Session  Justice  of  the  Circuit 
Court  of  Common  Pleas. 

David  Sioimiard  Greenough  was  born  at  Jamaica  Plain,  Roxbury,  March  23,  1787,  and 
was  graduated  at  Harvard  Collego  in  1805.  Studied  law,  but  afterwards  became  a  merchant, 
and  was  at  ono  time  Special  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  Norfolk  County. 
Ho  died  August  0,  1830,  aged  43  years. 

Thomas  Williams,  for  many  years  a  prominent  lawyer  in  Roxbury,  was  appointed 
Special  Justice  of  tho  Court  of  Common  Pleas  in  1800.  He  died  of  angina  pectoris, 
Sept.  26,  1823,  aged  50  years. 

Thomas  Greexleaf,  born  in  Boston,  May  15,  1707,  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College 
in  1784.  Ho  removed  to  Quincy  early  in  tho  present  century,  and  devoted  most  of  bis 
time  to  tho  service  of  the  town  and  tho  State.  IIo  was  for  more  than  twenty-five  years 
Moderator  of  the  town  meetings,  and  was  Representative  to  tho  General  Court  from  1808  to 
1820,  inclusive.  Ho  was  a  memberof  tho  Executive  Council  in  1820, '21, '22.  In  1800  ho 
was  appointed  a  Special  Justice  of  tho  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  the  County  of  Norfolk. 
Ilo  died  January  5,  1854,  aged  80  years  and  7  months. 

Ebenezer  Shaver,  born  in  Roxbury,  July  5,  1703,  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College 
in  178  4,  and  chose  tho  calling  of  a  farmer.  He  was  a  member  of  Congress  for  tho  Norfolk 
District  from  1803  to  1813,  and  a  member  of  tho  Constitutional  Convention  of  1820.  For 
many  years  ho  was  Moderator  of  the  town  meetings  in  Roxbury,  longtime  a  Selectman  and 
Chairman  of  the  Board,  and  from  1704  to  1802  a  Representative  to  the  General  Court.  In 
1832  tho  town  of  Roxbury  passed  him  a  vote  of  thanks  "  for  bis  long,  faithful  and  unre- 
mitted services  for  nearly  forty  years  past."  July  7,  1807,  ho  was  appointed  Chief  Justice 
of  tho  new  Court  of  General  Sessions  of  tho  Peace  of  Norfolk  County,  which  office  ho  held 
until  1800,  when  tho  duties  of  tho  Court  were  transferred  to  tho  Court  of  Common  Pleas. 
On  tho  re-establishment  of  tho  Court  of  Sessions  in  1811,  ho  was  reappointed  Chief  Justice, 
which  position  ho  occupied  until  1814,  when  tho  duties  of  that  Court  were  transferred  to  the 
Circuit  Court  of  Common  Pleas.     He  died  March  1 ,  1844,  aged  80  years,  7  months,  20  days. 

William  Aspinwall,  born  in  Brookline,  in  1743,  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in 
1700,  and  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Gale,  a  distinguished  physician  in  Connecticut,  and 
after  attending  medical  lectures  af  Philadelphia,  returned  home,  where  bo  commenced 
business  at  tho  age  of  twenty-six.  Ho  soon  acquired  a  largo  practice,  and  during  tho 
Revolutionary  U  ar  was  a  leading  surgeon  in  tho  army.  Ho  was  for  many  years  one  of  the 
foremost  men  of  the  town,  lie  was  Representative  to  tho  General  Court  in  1704,  '05,  '00, 
'07,  'OS,  '93,  and  was  a  Senator  from  Norfolk  County  in  1800,  '01  and  '02.  Ho  was  also  a 
member  of  the  Executive  Council  in  1810.  July  3,  1807,  ho  was  appointed  one  of  tho 
Judges  of  the  new  Court  of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace  for  Norfolk  County,  which  position 
he  soon  after  resigned.     IIo  died  April  10,  1S23,  aged  80  years. 

John  Ellis  was  born  in  Modway,  November  20,  1754.  IIo  was  chosen  a  Representative 
to  tho  General  Court  in  1803,  and  was  Senator  from  Norfolk  County  in  1800,  '01, '02,' 0J,  '04, 
'05,  '00.  July  3,  1S07,  ho  was  appointed  Justice  of  the  new  Court  of  General  Sessions  of 
tho  Peace  fur  the  County  of  Norfolk.     Ho  died  Nov.  25,  1820,  aged  72  years. 


120  KOUFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 

Joseph  Bemis  was  for  many  years  active  in  all  public  affairs  in  Canton,  serving  as  Town 
Clerk,  Selectman,  and  in  other  capacities.  IIo  represented  tho  town  in  the  General  Court 
in  1800,  '01,  '02, '01,  04/05,  '06,  '07/10,  '11,  and  '13,  and  was  a  Senator  from  Norfolk  County 
in  181*2,  '1  I,  13,  '10,  '17  and  '18.  On  the  reorganization  of  tho  new  Court  of  General 
Sessions  of  the  Peace  in  1807,  ho  was  appointed  ono  of  tho  justices,  a  position  which  he 
continued  to  hold  for  several  years.      He  died  October  3,  1825. 

Samuel.  Day  was  born  in  Wrentham,  February  3,  1752.  lie  was  ono  of  tho  Selectmen, 
and  represented  tho  town  in  the  General  Court  in  1803,  '0G,  '07,  'OS,  and  again  in  1820.  lie 
was  Senator  from  Norfolk  County  in  1S0J,  '10  and  '11.  In  1807  ho  was  appointed  Justice 
of  the  new  Court  of  General  Sessions  of  tho  Peaeo  for  Norfolk  County,  lie  was  chosen  as  a 
delegato  to  the  Constitutional  Convention  in  IS'20,  but  failing  health  prevented  his 
attendance,     lie  died  January  22,  1821,  in  tho  09th  year  of  his  age. 

Nathaniel  IIcggles  was  born  in  lloxbury,  November  11,  1701,  and  was  for  many  years 
prominent  in  town  and  county  affairs.  In  1807  he  was  appointed  Associate  Justice  of  tho 
Court  of  General  Sessions  of  tho  Peaco.  February  3,  1 8 13 ,  having  been  elected  a  mem- 
ber of  Congress  from  tho  Roxbury  district,  ho  resigned  tho  office  of  Judge.  He  remained 
in  Congress  until  his  death,  which  occurred  from  paralysis,  Dec  10,  1810,  at  the  age  of  59. 
Tho  late  lion.  David  A.  Simmons,  and  the  lato  Hen.  Benjamin  F.  Copelaud,  both  of 
lloxbury,  married  daughters  of  Mr.  Buggies. 

Thomas  Boylston  Adams,  third  son  of  President  John  Adams,  was  born  in  Quincy 
(then  Braintree),  Sept.  15,  1772;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1700;  entered  upon 
the  practice  of  the  law;  and  upon  the  creation  of  tho  Circuit  Court  of  Common  Pleas  in 
1811  was  made  Chief  Justice  of  tho  Southern  Circuit.  In  1805  ho  represented  tho  town 
of  Quincy  in  the  General  Court,  and  in  1S11  was  a  member  of  the  Executive  Council.  lie 
died  March  12,  1832,  aged  50  years  and  G  months. 

Joseph  Heath,  son  of  Gen.  Heath,  was  born  in  Roxbury,  April  2,  17CG.  Appointed 
Session  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  in  1810.     IIo  died  July  5,  1812,  aged  70  years. 

Samuel  Swett  was  born  in  Boston,  and  became  prominent  as  a  merchant.  lie  early 
removed  to  Dedham,  and  in  18 10  was  appointed  Session  Justico  of  tho  Circuit  Court  of 
Common  Pleas,  and  in  1810  was  appointed  Associate  Justico  of  the  Court  of  Sessions  for 
Norfolk  County.     IIo  died  December  25th,  1853,  aged  70  years  and  4  months. 

Daniel  Adams,  born  in  Watertown,  March  20th,  1770,  was  graduated  at  Harvard  Col- 
lege 170.),  and  soon  after  commenced  tho  practico  of  law  at  Mcdfield.  Was  Representative 
to  tho  General  Court  in  1812,  '13,  '14,  'Hi,  '17,  '10,  '20  and  '41.  IIo  was  appointed  Judge 
of  the  Court  of  Sessions  of  Norfolk  County  in  1822,  and  on  tho  retirement  of  Judge  Ware 
in  1820,  was  promoted  to  the  office  of  Chief  Justico.  Died  Sept.  2,  1852,  aged  73  years, 
5  months  and  G  days. 

Christopher  Webb,  of  Weymouth,  was  graduated  at  Brown  University  in  1803,  repre- 
sented the  town  in  tho  General  Court  in  1807,  '08, '09, '10, '1 1,  "12, '13, ''14, '1G, '17, 'IS, 
'20,  '21, '22  and  '24,  and  was  member  of  tho  Senate  from  Norfolk  County  in  1827,  '28,  '29,  '30, 
'31  and  '34.  He  was  for  several  years  County  Attorney  for  Norfolk,  and  in  1826  was 
appointed  Commissioner  of  Highways  of  tho  County.  Ho  died  in  Baltimore  iu  February, 
1848,  aged  G7  years.  \ 

John  Endicott  was  born  in  Canton,  February  4,17G4,  and  removed  to  Dedham  in  1787. 
He  was  for  many  years  a  man  of  great  influence  both  in  tho  town  and  county.  He 
was  Representative  to  tho  General  Court  in  1805,  '06,  '07,  '08,  '09,  '10,  '11,  '12, '13  '14,  '16, 
's:>.  lie  was  a  Senator  from  Norfolk  County  in  1817,  '18,  '19,  and  in  1831,  '32,  '33,  and 
was  a  member  of  tho  Executive  Council  in  ls27,  "IS,  '30.  In  1826  ho  was  appointed  Com- 
missioner  of  Highways  for  Norfolk  County,  which  position  ho  held  until  tho  organization 
of  tho  new  Board  of  County  Commissioners  in  1828.  IIo  was  for  many  years  a  deacon  in 
tho  First  Church.     Ho  died  January  31,  1S57,  aged  93  years. 

COUNTY    COMMISSIONERS. 

Samuel  Prince  Loud  was  born  in  Weymouth,  March,  1783;  was  graduated  at  Brown 
University  in  1805;  studied  in  tho  offico  of  John  Quincy  Adams,  and  begin  the  practice  of 
law  in  Dorchester  in  1809.  IIo  represented  that  town  in  the  General  Court  in  1828, '29, 
'.in,  '31,  '36,  '.is,  '43  and  '44.  Ho  was  a  member  of  tho  Senate  from  Norfolk  County  in 
1832  and  1S33;  member  of  the  Executive  Council  in  1841  and  1842,  and  represented 
the  town  in  the  Constitutional  Convention  of  1853.  lie  was  for  six  years  a  Justico  of 
the  Court  of  Sessions  for  tho  county;  and  from  the  establishment  of  the  Board  of  County 
Commissioners  in  18*28  to  1853  (when  he  declined  further  service),  a  period  of  twenty-five 
years  ol  continuous  service,  ho  was  Chairman  of  that  body,  ilo  died  at  Dorchester,  July 
11th,  1S75,  at  the  ago  of  92  years  and  4  mouths. 


BIOGRAPHICAL.  121 

William  Ellis  was  born  in  Dedham  in  1780,  and  was  for  many  years  tho  leading  land 
surveyor  in  that  part  of  the  county.  Ho  was  much  occupied  in  public  affairs,  having 
been  a  .Selectman,  and  represented  the  town  in  tho  General  Court  in  1816,  '17,  '18,  '19, '20, 
'23,  '21,  '30,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Senate  in  1825,  '2G  and  '27.  Ho  was  two  years 
Associate  Justice  of  tho  Court  of  Sessions,  and  from  1828  to  183")  a  member  of  tho  iirst 
Board  of  County  Cummissioners  for  Norfolk  County.  He  died  November  28,  1852,  aged 
72  years. 

Lewis  Fisher  was  born  in  Franklin,  in  17C7.  He  was  a  Representative  in  the  General 
Court  in  1810,  '18,  '10,  '20,  '21,  '23,  '20  and  '28,  and  Senator  from  Norfolk  County  in  1822. 
Ho  was  a  member  of  the  first  Board  of  Commissioners  for  Norfolk  County,  holding  the 
office  from  1S2S  to  IS:!").     He  died  November  28,  1844,  aged  77  years. 

Nathaniel  Tdcker  was  born  in  Milton  in  1700.  He  was  a  member  of  the  first  Board 
of  Commissioners  for  Norfolk  County,  holding  the  office  from  1S28  to  1835.  He  died  in 
February,  183S,  aged  GO  years. 

Joseph  Hawes  was  bom  in  Walpole,  May  13,  1783.  Represented  tho  town  in  the 
General  Court  from  1827  to  1831,  and  again  in  1835.  Ho  was  Senator  from  Norfolk 
County  in  1832  and  1833.  lie  was  County  Commis-ioner  for  Norfolk  County  from  18.15  to 
1817,  a  period  of  twelve  years,     lie  died  July  24,  1840,  aged  GO  years. 

Seth  Mann  was  born  in  Randolph,  August  11,  1781,  and  at  an  early  age  removed,  with 
his  father's  family,  to  Braintrce,  Vt.,  where  he  resided  until  ho  was  of  age,  when  he 
returned  to  Randolph,  and  soon  entered  into  active  and  widely-extended  business. 
He  was  much  in  public  lifo,  being  for  twelve  years  one  of  the  Selectmen  of  tho  town,  and 
Representative  in  tho  General  Court  in  1823,  '24,  '2(1,  '27,  '28,  '2)  and  '31.  Ho  was 
elected  County  Commissioner  of  Norfolk  County  in  1835,  and  held  the  office  until  his 
death,  October  23,  18-3.     Ho  was  G2  years  of  age. 

Benjamin  Payson  Williams  was  born  in  Roxbury,  October  17,  1787.  Bred  a  farmer, 
he  was  called  to  various  civil  and  military  offices.  He  was  Representative  to  tho  General 
Court  in  1S28,  "20,  '30  and  Ml,  and  Senator  from  Norfolk  County  in  183G  and  18 M:  He  was 
also  Special  Commissioner  of  Norfolk  County  from  1835  till  his  death.  Ho  died  suddenly, 
of  angina  pectoris,  September  15,  1814,  aged  57  years. 

John  Corbet  Scammell  was  born  in  Milford,  August  5,  1703,  but  passed  most  of  his  lifo 
as  a  farmer  in  Bellingham.  Ho  was  a  mij  >r  in  tho  militia,  Representative  to  tho  General 
Court  in  1S27  and  1831.  and  from  183)  to  1811  was  a  Special  Commissioner  of  tho  County 
of  Norfolk.     Ho  died  January  26,  1848,  aged  54  years  and  4  mouths. 

Nathan  Jones  was  born  in  Medway  in  1786.  His  business  was  that  of  a  farmer,  but 
ho  was  early  called  into  public  lifo.  He  filled  nearly  all  the  various  town  offices  in  Med- 
way, and  was  for  more  than  twenty  years  a  Deputy  Sheriff  of  the  county.  In  1841  he 
was  elected  Special  Commissioner,  which  position  he  held  for  five  years,  when  he  was 
chosen  County  Commissioner,  remaining  in  that  office  for  seven  years,  retiring  in  1854.  In 
1858  ho  removed  to  Medfield,  whore  ho  resided  until  his  death,  which  occurred  Dec.  8, 
1870,  at  the  ago  of  84  years. 

James  Cutler  Doane  was  born  in  Cohasset,  September,  1788.  Represented  tho  town 
in  the  General  Court  in  1824,  '27,  '30,  '32  and  '46.  Ho  was  a  Senator  from  Norf  ilk  County 
in  1848  and  1840;  a  member  of  tho  Constitutional  Convention  in  1853,  and  County 
Commissioner  from  1844  to  1856,  a  period  of  twelve  years. 

Martin  Torrey  was  born  in  Pembroko,  June  28,  1780,  but  early  removed  to  Foxborough, 
whero  he  remained  until  his  death.  Ho  was  for  several  years  one  of  the  Selectman,  and 
was  captain  of  tho  militia  company.  Representative  to  tho  General  Court  in  1840  and 
1851,  and  Special  Commissioner  from  1S44  to  1S47.  He  died  Nov.  2,  18Gi,  aged  72  years 
ami  5  months. 

Abraham  Fay  Howe  was  born  in  Northborough  in  May,  1783.  Early  in  life  ho  came 
to  Boston  and  ongaged  in  business  as  a  grocer.  In  1817  he  removed  to  West  Roxbury, 
although  still  continuing  business  in  Boston.  In  1S36  ho  removed  to  Roxbury,  where  ho 
continued  to  reside  until  his  death.  Ho  carried  on  a  largo  and  successful  business  as 
auctioneer  and  real  estate  and  insurance  agent.  He  was  tor  many  years  a  director  of 
tho  Norfolk  Mutual  Firo  Insurance  Company,  lie  was  tax-collector  of  Roxbury  for  sixteen 
years,  and  was  for  many  years  one  of  tho  Selectmen  and  Highway  Surveyors  of  tho  town. 
He  was  Special  Commissioner  of  Norfolk-County  from  1847  to  1S5G,  a  period  of  nine  years. 
Ho  died  Nov.  27,  lbul,  aged  78  years  G  months.  His  residence  was  the  estate  at  tho 
junction  of  Roxbury  and  Centre  streets,  the  well-known   "  Parting  Stone"  belonging  to  it. 

Timothy  P.  WHITNEY,  of  Wrentham,  was  a  native  of  Douglass,  but  early  removed  to 
Wrentham.  Ho  was  for  many  years  a  Deputy  Sheriff  of  the  county,  and  for  eighteen 
years  Keeper  of  the  Jail  and  House  of  Correction  in  Dedham.    He  was  Special  Commissione 


122  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

of  the  County  from  1847  to  1853.  Ho  died  at  Wrentham,  of  po,ralysis,  Nov.  30,  1853,  aged 
CS  years  and  10  months. 

John  A.  Gould,  of  Walpole,  was  born  in  Milton,  October  4,  1785.  He  was  Selectman, 
Assessor  and  Overseer  of  the  Poor,  in  Walpole,  from  1830  to  1833,  inclusive,  and  again 
from  1849  to  1854,  inclusive,  and  was  Special  Commissioner  of  Norfolk  County  from 
1853  to  1850.     lie  died  July  9,  18G0,  aged  74  years  and  9  mouths. 

Nathaniel  Foster  Safford  was  born  in  Salem  in  1815,  and  was  graduated  at  Dart- 
mouth Collego  in  18:55.  He  studied  law  with  Hon.  Asahol  Huntington,  of  Salem,  and  com- 
menced practice  at  Dorchester  in  1839,  where  ho  acted  as  a  magistrate  and  also  as  a  Master 
in  Chancery,  in  the  period  of  jurisdiction  under  the  operation  of  the  insolvent  laws,  and 
was  Representative  to  the  General  Courtin  1850  and  1851.  In  1853  Hon.  Samuel  P.  Loud 
having  declined  further  service  on  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners  for  Norfolk  County, 
Mr.  Safford  was  nominated  for  the  office  by  the  Whig  party,  and  there  having  been  no  choice 
by  the  peoplo  after  two  trials,  Governor  Clifford  appointed  Mr.  Safford  to  fill  the  vacancy, 
and  at  tho  first  meeting  of  the  Board,  he  was  elected  Chairman,  a  position  which  he  con- 
tinued to  fill  by  successive  re-elections  until  January  1,  1808.  January  1,  1873,  Mr.  Saf- 
ford (who,  after  tho  annexation  of  Dorchester  to  Boston,  had  removed  to  Milton),  having 
been  elected  Commissioner  at  the  previous  November  election,  was  chosen  Chairman  of  the 
Board,  which  position  bo  now  holds. 

Bradford  Sumner  Farrington  was  born  in  Wrentham  May  12,  1812.  Ho  was  Town 
Clerk  for  several  years,  and  for  twenty-three  years  a  Deputy  Sheriff  of  Norfolk  County,  and 
during  a  portion  of  the  time  Keeper  of  tho  Jail  and  House  of  Correction  at  Dedham.  He 
was  County  Commissioner  for  three  years  from  1854  to  1857.  He  romoved  to  Roxbury  in 
January,  1857,  and  after  the  annexation  of  that  city  to  Boston,  was  appointed  Deputy  Sheriff, 
which  office  he  held  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  suddenly,  of  heart  disease, 
July  31,  1809,  at  the  age  of  57  years. 

Seth  Mann,  2d,  was  born  in  Randolph,  February  28,  1817,  and  was  graduated  at  Brown 
University  in  1839.  Ho  was  a  member  of  tho  School  Committee  for  four  years,  Selectman 
and  Assessor  twelve  years,  and  Doputy  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue  from  1S02  to  1875. 
He  was  County  Commissioner  from  185G  to  1859,  and  Representative  to  the  General  Court 
in  1801,  1870  and  1877. 

Samuel  Bradley  Noyes  was  born  in  Dedham,  April  9,  1817.  Fitted  for  collego  at 
Phillips  Academy,  Andover,  and  was  a  member  of  the  class  of  1844  in  Harvard  Col- 
lege. Studied  law  with  Isaac  Davis,  at  Worcester,  and  Ezra  Wilkinson,  Dedham;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1847,  and  tho  same  year  commenced  tho  practice  of  law  at  Canton. 
Ho  was  for  several  years  Trial  Justice  and  Commissioner  of  Insolvency,  and  was  a  Special 
Commissioner  for  the  County  of  Norfolk  from  1850  to  1859.  In  1S04  he  was  appointed 
Special  Agent  of  tho  United  States  Treasury,  and  Acting  Collector  of  Customs  for  tho  dis- 
trict of  Nassau,  Florida,  which  office  ho  held  until  ho  resigned  in  1800.  On  tho  passago  of 
the  U.  S.  Bankrupt  Law,  in  1807,  he  was  appointed  Register  of  Bankruptcy  for  the  second 
district  of  Massachusetts,  a  position  which  he  still  holds. 

George  W.  Gay  was  born  in  Roxbury,  April  30,  1817,  but  has  for  many  years  been  a 
resident  of  Sharon,  which  was  tho  native  place  of  his  parents.  Ho  has  been  Selectman, 
Assessor,  Overseer  of  tho  Poor,  and  was  Representative  to  the  General  Court  in  1850.  Ho 
was  Special  Commissioner  for  nino  years,  from  1850  to  1805. 

Lucas  Pond  was  born  in  Wrentham,  October  3,  17.17.  His  calling  in  life  was  that  of  a 
farmer,  in  which  ho  achieved  decided  success.  Ho  was  much  in  public  life,  filling  nearly 
every  office  in  his  native  town;  being  a  Representative  to  the  General  Courtin  1831,  and 
Senator  from  Norfolk  County  in  18  40.  Eight  days  after  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age  he  was 
commissioned  as  corporal  of  an  independent  company  of  militia,  and  became  captain  in 
1825.  He  was  promoted  in  1828  to  bo  lieutenant-colonel,  in  1830,  colonel,  and  in  1831, 
brigadier-general.  At  his  own  request  he  was  discharged  from  service  in  1833.  lie  was 
C  mnty  Commissioner  from  1857  to  1803.  During  his  whole  life  ho  has  resided  in  that  por- 
tion of  Wrentham  called  Pondvillo,  and  which  is  now  included  in  tho  town  of  Norfolk. 

CHARLES  Endicott  was  born  in  Canton,  October  28,  1822.  llo  was  for  several  years  Town 
Clerk,  Selectman,  and  held  many  other  town  offices.  Ho  was  Doputy  Sheriff  for  tho 
county  from  1810  to  1853,  and  Commissioner  of  Insolvency  from  1855  to  18  >7.  llo  was 
admitted  t  i  tho  bar  in  1857,  and  commenced  tho- practico  of  law  in  his  native  town.  Ho 
v.  i  i:  ipresenl  itive  to  tho  General  Court,  in  1851, '57  and  '58,  Senator  from  Norfolk  ('unity 
in  I8CG  and  '(.7,  and  a  member  of  tho  Exceutivo  Council  in  1808  and  '09.  Ho  was  County 
Commissioner  for  six  years,  from  1859  to  1805.  Ho  was  State  Auditor  for  six  years,  from 
1870  to  1875,  inclusive,  and  in  tho  fall  of  the  lattor  yoar  was  choson  State  Treasurer, 
which  office  ho  now  holds. 


BIOGRAPHICAL.  123 

Asa  B.  Wales,  of  Weymouth,  was  born  in  Lyme,  N.  H.,  Feb.  22,  1801,  and  was  the  son  of 
Atherton  Wales,  a  native  of  Randolph.  lie  worked  on  his  father's  farm  until  ho  was  20 
years  old,  when,  after  passing  two  years  at  school,  ho  went  to  Boston,  where,  for  the  five 
following  years,  ho  was  clerk  in  hotels  in  Boston  and  Charlestown.  In  April,  1830,  he 
removed  to  Weymouth,  and  bought  the  hotel  at  tho  "Landing,"  which  ho  kept  for  forty- 
two  years.  In  April,  1 S 4 : ; ,  he  voluntarily  abandoned  the  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors.  In 
1872  he  sold  his  hotol  property  and  removed  to  North  Andover,  where  he  now  resides. 
Mr.  Wales  was  Special  Commissioner  of  Norfolk  County  from  1850  to  1865. 

Milton  M.  Fisher  was  born  in  Franklin,  January  30,  1811,  and  in  18.52  entered  Am- 
herst College,  but  was  compelled  by  ill-health  to  leavo  in  1833.  After  teaching  school  for 
several  years,  in  1835  he  began  business  as  a  trader,  in  Franklin,  and  in  lb.jG  removed  to 
Westborough,  whero  ho  served  for  soveral  years  on  tho  School  Committee,  and  was  also 
Postmaster.  In  1840,  after  a  brief  residence  in  Upton,  he  removed  to  Medway,  where  he 
engaged  in  the  manufacturing  of  straw  goods,  in  which  ho  continued  until  1803.  He  was 
fir  several  years  one  of  tho  Selectmen  of  tho  town,  of  which  board  he  was  chairman,  and 
was  Senator  from  Norfolk  County  in  1859  and  18G0.  He  was  County  Commissioner  from  1803 
to  1800,  a  period  of  six  years,  and  was  Chairman  of  tho  Board  for  three  years.  He  is  Presi- 
dent of  tho  Medway  Savings  Bank  and  tho  Dean  Library  Association,  and  Manager  of  the 
Medway  Insurance  Agency. 

David  II.  Bates  was  born  in  Weymouth,  June  3,  1815.  When  three  years  old  he 
removed  to  Braintree,  whero  he  has  sinco  resided.  During  the  early  part  of  his  life  he 
was  a  bootmaker,  but  for  the  past  twenty  3'cars  has  been  most  of  tho  time  occupied  with 
public  business.  He  was  Selectman  from  1854  to  1807,  and  from  1808  to  1871,  and 
re-chosen  in  187G-77.  Ho  was  County  Commissioner  from  1805  to  1874,  a  period  of  nine 
years. 

Otis  Cary  was  born  in  Bridgewator,  Juno  14,  1804,  and  removed  to  Foxborough  in 
1834,  whero  he  has  since  lived,  and  for  tho  greater  portion  of  tho  time  carried  on  business 
as  an  iron-founder.  Ho  has  for  many  years  been  prominent  in  town  affairs,  serving  as 
Selectman  for  ten  years,  ami  also  in  other  offices.  Ho  was  Representative  to  the  General 
Court  in  1800  and  '01,  and  a  Senator  from  Norfolk  County  in  1803  and  '04.  He  was 
Special  Commissioner  from  1805  to  1S08;  has  been  President  of  the  Foxborough  Savings  Bank 
sinco  its  organization  in  1S55,  and  has  occupied  many  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Alios  II.  IIolbrook  was  born  in  Bellingham,  November  23,  1818,  and  now  lives  on  the 
samo  land  which  has  balonged  to  tho  family  for  six  generations.  His  life  has  been  passed 
in  farming  pursuits,  and  in  the  performance  of  town  and  county  business.  Ho  was  Town 
Clerk  ton  years,  Selectman  ten  years,  Assessor  seventeen  years,  and  was  a  Special  Commis- 
sioner of  Norfolk  County  from  1SG<  to  1871. 

Joseph  McKean  Churchill  was  born  in  Milton,  April  29,  1821.  He  was  graduated 
at  Harvard  College  in  1840,  and  at  tho  Harvard  Law  School  in  1845,  and  soon  after 
commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Boston.  He  was  Representative  to  the  General  Court 
from  Milton  in  1858,  and  a  member  of  tho  Executive  Couucil  in  1859  and  1600.  Ho 
was  also  a  dclegato  to  the  Constitutional  Convention  in  1853,  and  for  twelve  years  was  an 
Overseer  of  Harvard  College.  During  tho  war  he  was  captain  in  the  Cadet  Regiment  of 
Mass.  Volunteers.  He  was  County  Commissioner  from  January  1,  1808,  until  April, 
1871  (being  Chairman  of  tho  Board  for  tho  last  two  years),  when  ho  was  appointed  Judge 
of  the  Municipal  Court  of  Boston,  which  office  he  now  holds. 

Galen'  Orr  was  born  in  Shirley,  December  0,  1815,  but  removed  to  Needham  in  early 
childhood.  He  learned  tho  blacksmith's  trado,  and  subsequently  carried  on  business  as  a 
nailer  and  machinist.  For  many  years  ho  has  been  successfully  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  blind-hinges  and  fasts.  Ho  was  a  member  of  tho  Board  of  Selectmen,  and 
Overseer  of  tho  Poor  in  Needham,  for  the  years  1855,  '58,  '59,  '60,  '61,  '02,  '03,  '04,  '65 
and  '72,  during  a  portion  of  tho  lime  being  Chairman.  lie  represented  the  district  of 
Dover,  Modfield  ami  Needham  in  tho  Legislature  of  1804.  He  was  a  Special  Commissioner 
from  Jan.  1,  1809,  to  1S72,  and  County  Commissioner  from  1872  to  the  present  time,  and 
has  ju<t  entered  upon  another  term  of  three  years. 

Jouv  Q.  A.  Field  was  born  in  Quincy,  January  3,  1835,  and  has  followed  the  business 
of  farming  and  stone  contracting.  Has  filled  tho  offices  of  Selectman,  Assessor  for  three 
years,  and  Surveyor  of  Highways  five  years.  Was  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  S  dectraen  in 
1870,  and  in  1871  was  elected  Special  Commissioner  for  three  years,  and  re-elected  in  1874 
for  another  term  of  tho  same  length. 

George  P.  Morev  was  born  in  Walpole,  April  25,  1826.  Ho  has  been  Chairman  of  tho 
Board  of  Selectmen,  Assessors  and  Overseers  of  tho  Poor,  and  for  the  past  thirteen  years 
Town  Clerk.      He   was  storekeeper  in  the   Boston  Custom  House  from  1801  to  1808,  and 


124  NORFOLK    COUNTY   MANUAL. 

was  elected  Special  Commissioner  for  throe  years  in  1871,  and  re-elected  for  threo  years  in 
1874. 

James  Humphrey  was  born  in  Weymouth,  January  20,  1S19.  He  received  an  academic 
education,  and  was  graduated  at  Phillips  Academy,  Andover,  in  1839,  with  the  first  honors 
of  his  class.  He  was  a  teacher  until  1852,  when  ho  entered  the  oflico  of  Hon.  D.  W.  Gooch 
as  a  student  at  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Suffolk  bar  in  1855.  llo  held  the  office  of 
Selectman  of  Weymouth  for  twenty  years,  and  during  a  largo  part  of  the  time  was  tho 
Chairman  of  tho  Board.  He  was  Representative  to  tho  General  Court  in  1852  and  1809, 
and  was  a  Senator  from  tho  Norfolk  and  Plymouth  District  in  1872.  Iu  1874  he  was  elected 
County  Commissioner  for  Norfolk  County,  which  position  ho  now  holds. 


COUNTY    OFFICEES. 


Jl'DGES    OF    PROBATE. 

William  Heath  was  born  in  Rosbury,  March  2, 1737,  on  the  estate  settled  by  his  ances- 
tor in  1G3G,  and  was  bred  a  farmer.  His  fondness  for  military  exercises  led  hiin,  in  1754, 
to  join  the  Ancient  and  Honorable  Artillery  Company,  which  he  commanded  in  1770,  having 
previously  been  made  a  captain  in  the  Suffolk  regiment,  of  which  he  became  colonel  in 
1774.  In  1770  ho  wroto  sundry  essays  in  a  Boston  newspaper,  signed  "A  Military  Country- 
man," on  tho  importance  of  military  discipline  and  skill  in  tho  use  of  arms.  Ho  was  a 
member  of  the  General  Court  in  1701,  and  in  1771-74;  engaged  with  zeal  in  tho  Revolu- 
tionary contest;  was  a  delegate  to  tho  Provincial  Congresses  of  1774-75;  and  was  a  member 
of  tho  Committees  of  Correspondence  and  of  Safety.  Appointed  a  Mass.  brigadier-general 
Dec.  8,  1774;  major-general,  Juno  20,  1775;  brigadier-general  (Continental  Army),  Juno 
22,  1775;  major-general,  Aug.  9,  177G.  He  rendered  great  service  in  tho  pursuit  of 
tho  British  troops  from  Concord,  April  19,  1775,  and  in  organizing  tho  rudo  and  undiscip- 
lined army  around  Boston;  and  with  his  brigade  was  stationed  at  Roxbury  during  tho 
siege  of  Boston.  After  its  evacuation,  ho  accompanied  the  army  to  New  York;  opposed 
tho  evacuation  of  that  city,  and  near  tho  close  of  tho  year  1770  was  ordered  to  take  com- 
mand of  tho  posts  in  the  Highlands. 

In  1777  ho  was  intrusted  with  tho  command  of  tho  eastern  department,  and  had  charge 
of  tho  Saratoga  (convention)  prisoners.  In  Juno,  1779,  ho  was  ordered  to  the  command  on 
the  Hudson,  where  ho  was  stationed, till  tho  closo  of  tho  Avar.  Returning  to  his  farm,  ho 
been  mo  a  delegate  to  tho  convention  that  adopted  tho  Federal  Constitution  in  17S8;  State 
Senator  in  1791-92;  and  in  1800  was  chosen  Lieut. -Governor  of  Massachusetts,  but 
declined  tho  office.  July  2,  1793,  ho  was  appointed  Judge  of  tho  Court  of  Common 
Pleas  for  tho  new  County  of  Norfolk,  and  tho  same  day  was  appointed  First  Judgo  of 
Probate  for  the  County.     Ho  died  January  24,   1814,  aged  77  years. 

Edward  Hutchinson  Bobbins  was  bornin  Milton,  February  19,  1758,  and  was  graduated 
at  Harvard  College  in  1775.  Ho  studied  law  with  Oakes  Angier,  of  Bridgewater,  and  com- 
menced practice  in  his  native  town,  lie  was  chosen  a  Representative  from  Milton  in  1781, 
and  Speaker  of  the  Houso  of  Representatives  in  1793,  which  office  ho  held  for  nino  succes- 
sive years.  In  1802  he  was  chosen  Lieut. -Governor,  and  held  tho  office  until  1807.  In 
17'.K!  ho  was  appointed  Special  Justice  of  tho  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  Norfolk  County, 
and  in  17'.)!)  was  appointed  Chief  Ju-tico  of  the  saino  Court.  In  1808  and  1801)  ho  was  a 
member  of  the  Executive  Council.  Ho  also  held  many  other  positions  of  trust  and  respon- 
sibility. On  tho  decease  of  Gen.  Heath,  in  181!,  ho  was  appointed  Judge  of  Probate  for 
the  County  of  Norfolk,  which  office  ho  held  until  his  death,  which  occurred  December  29, 
1829.* 

Sherman  Leland  was  born  in  Grafton,  March  29,  1783,  and  remained  on  his  father's 
farm  until  he  was  more  than  20  years  of  ago.     During  tho  two  or  three  years  following  ho 

♦Judge  l.'oliliinH  was  a  man  of  fine  personal  presence,  of  genial  manners  and  great  kindness 
of  heart.  He  was  emphatically  the  friend  of  the  widow  and  orphan,  and  his  death  was  regarded 
as  a  great  public  loss.  lie  lived  and  died  on  the  line  estate  on  Brush  Hill,  now  the  residence  of 
his  won,  Hon.  James  Murray  Bobbins. 


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attended  school  most  of  tho  time,  and  in  October,  1805,  commenced  the  study  of  the 
law,  employing  tho  winter  mouths  of  that  and  the  three  succeeding  years  in  teaching.  He 
was  admitted  to  tho  Bar  at  Worcester  iu  December,  1809,  and  commenced  practice  at  East- 
port,  Me.,  January,  1810.  October  11,  1811,  ho  was  appointed  Prosecuting  Attorney  for 
tho  County  of  Washington.  He  represented  Eastport  in  the  Massachusetts  Legislature  of 
1812,  and  in  December  of  that  year  was  appointed  first  lieutenant,  and  served  under  that 
appointment  iu  the  army  of  the  United  States  upon  the  eastern  frontier  until  April,  1813, 
when  he  received  the  appointment  of  captain  in  the  3  1th  Rogiinent  of  Infantry  in  tho  U.  S. 
Army  and  served  until  Juno  5,  1814,  when  he  resigned  his  cominission  and  resumed  the 
practice  of  his  profession.  In  July  ho  removed  to  Roxbury,  Mass.,  and  in  the  year  1815  opened 
an  office  in  Boston,  and  commenced  practice  in  both  tho  counties  of  Suffolk  and  Norfolk.  Ho 
was  a  Representative  from  Roxbury  in  tho  Massachusetts  Legislature  for  the  years  ISIS, 
'19,  '20  and  '21.  Ho  was  also  a  delegato  from  Roxbury  in  tho  Constitutional  Convention 
of  lb'^U.  Ho  was  a  member  of  tire  Senato  of  Massachusetts  from  the  County  of  Norfolk  for 
tho  years  1823  and  1S24,  and,  during  the  temporary  absence  of  the  President,  was  elected 
President  pro  trm.  Ho  was  again  a  member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  in  the  year 
1825,  and  was  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  the  Judiciary.  In  1824  he  was  a  candidate 
for  Representative  in  Congress  for  the  Norfolk  District,  but,  after  several  trials,  his  com- 
petitor, Hon.  John  Bailey,  was  elected  by  a  small  majority.  He  was  again  elected  a 
member  of  tho  Senate  from  Norfolk  County  for  the  years  1828  and  1829,  and  was  Presi- 
dent of  tho  Senate  for  the  year  1828,  and  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  the  Judiciary  lor 
1829.  On  tho  2Cth  of  January,  1830,  ho  was  appointed  Judge  of  Probato  for  the  County 
of  Norfolk,  in  place  of  Judge  Robbins,  deceased,  and  immediately  entered  upon  the  dis- 
charge of  the  duties  of  the  office,  which  ho  continued  to  perform  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  November  19,  1853,  at  thve  age  of  TO  years. 

William  Suerman  Leland  was  born  in  Roxbury,  October  12,  1824.  After  leaving 
tho  public  schools  in  his  native  town,  he  entered  tho  law  office  of  his  father,  Hon.  Sherman 
Leland,  then  Judge  of  Probato  of  tho  County  of  Norfolk.  On  tho  death  of  his  father  in 
November,  1853,  ho  was  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy,  which  position  he  continued  to 
occupy  until  1858,  when,  under  the  administration  of  Governor  Banks,  the  law  concerning 
Courts  of  Probate  and  Insolvency  was  changed,  and  ho  failed  to  receive  the  appointment 
as  Judge  of  the  new  court.  He  resumed  the  general  practice  of  law,  and  soon  acquired  a 
large  and  lucrative  practice.  He  was  for  many  years  one  of  the  Directors  of  the  People's 
Bank  of  Roxbury,  and  was  at  one  time  its  active  President.  He  was  one  of  the  projectors 
of  tho  Elliot  Five  Cent  Savings  Bank,  and  was  chosen  its  President,  which  office  he  con- 
tinued to  hold  until  his  death,  which  took  place  July  26,  1809,  at  the  age  of  44  years. 

George  White  was  born  in  Quincy.  Fitted  for  college  with  William  M.  Cornell, 
LL.D.,  and  at  Exeter  Academy,  N.  H.  Was  graduated  from  Yale  College  in  1848,  and 
from  Harvard  Law  School  in  1850.  Studied  law  with  Hon.  Robert  Rantoul,  Jr.,  Boston. 
Admitted  to  tho  Suffolk  bar,  and  becamo  partner  with  Mr.  Rantoul  in  1851.  Member  of 
Constitutional  Convention  from  Quincy  in  1853.  Appointed  Judge  of  Probate  and 
Insolvency  in  1858,  which  office  he  still  holds. 

JTDGE    OF    KVSOEVEXCY. 

In  1856  the  Legislature  passed  an  act  (chap.  284)  establishing  a  Court  of  In- 
solvency, of  which  Francis  Billiard,  of  Roxbury,  was,  July  24th,  appointed  the 
Judge  for  Norfolk  County.  This  Court  lasted  until  1858,  when  an  act  (chap.  93) 
•was  passed  which  abolished  the  Court,  and  established  the  present  Court  of 
Probate  and  Insolvency. 

Francis  Hilliard  was  born  in  Cambridge,  November  1,  1806,  and  was  graduated  at 
Harvard  Collego  in  1823.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Middlesex  County,  and  soon 
after  removed  to  Roxbury,  where  ho  continued  for  many  years  in  the  practice  of  law.  Ho 
was  Representative  in  1848,  Judge  of  tho  Roxbury  Police  Court,  and  Commissioner  and 
Judge  of  Insolvency  for  Norfolk  County.  He  afterwards  removed  to  Worcester,  where 
ho  still  resides. 

REGISTERS   OF  PROBATE. 

Samuel  Haven,  first  Register  of  Probato  for  tho  County  of  Norfolk,  was  born  in  Ded- 
ham,  April  5,  1771.  He  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1789,  and  studied  law  with 
Hon.  Fisher  Ames,  in  Dedham,  and  with  his  cousin,  Hon.  Samuel  Dexter,  of  Boston.     On 


126  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

the  formation  of  Norfolk  County,  in  1793,  ho  was  appointed  Register  of  Probate.  In  1802 
he  was  commissioned  as  a  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas;  and  in  1804  was  appointed 
Chief  Justice.  When  Elbridge  Gerry  camo  into  office  as  Democratic  Governor  in  1810-11, 
the  old  Court  of  Common  Pleas  was  abolished,  and  a  new  tribunal  called  Circuit  Courts  of 
Common  Pleas  was  established  with  Democratic  judges.  Mr.  Haven  continued  in  the  office 
of  Register  of  Deeds  uutil  1833,  a  period  of  forty  years,  but  retired  almost  wholly  from 
legal  practice,  when  ho  resigned,  and  not  long  after  removed  to  Roxbury,  where  he  con- 
tinued to  reside  with  his  daughter,  tho  wife  of  lion.  Francis  Hilliard,  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  September  4,  1847,  at  tho  age  of  70  years.* 

Jonathan  Holmes  Cobb  was  born  in  Sharon,  July  8,  1790,  and  received  his  academic 
education  at  various  schools.  He  fitted  for  college  at  Milton  Academy,  and  was  graduated 
at  Harvard  College  in  1817.  After  leaving  college  he  entered  tho  law  office  of  William 
Dunbar,  Esq.,  of  Canton,  whore  he  remained  until  October  9,  1818,  when  ho  sailed  for 
Charleston,  S.  C,  whore  he  entered  the  offico  of  Benjanfin  F.  Dunkin,  then  a  celebrated 
lawyer  in  that  city.  At  the  same  time  ho  opened  a  classical  and  English  school;  but  on  the 
appearance  of  the  yellow  fever  in  1819  he  returned  to  Massachusetts,  and  entered  the  office 
of  Jabez  Checkering,  Esq.,  of  Dedham,  where  he  remained  until  admitted  to  tho  Bar  in 
Sept.,  1820,  when,  at  the  ago  of  '21,  he  opened  a  law  offico  in  Dedham.  Subsequently,  for 
a  year  or  two,  he  was  editor  of  the  "Village  Register,"  and  also  had  a  law  office  in  Boston. 
In  1831  ho  was  actively  instrumental  in  establishing  the  Dedham  Institution  for  Savings, 
of  which  he  was  tho  first  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  About  this  time  he  engaged  in  tho 
manufacture  of  silk,  and  published  a  work  on  tho  subject.  In  February,  1831,  tho  Legis- 
lature of  Massachusetts  requested  Gov.  Lincoln  to  procure  the  compilation  of  a  Manual  on 
the  Mulborry-treo  and  the  Manufacture  of  Silk;  and  Mr.  Cobb  prepared  tho  work,  of 
which  several  editions  were  printed,  and  which  was  afterwards  republished  by  Congress 
and  distributed  throughout  tho  country.  In  1837  he  established  a  manufactory  of  sewing- 
silk,  of  which  ho  was  superintendent  and  principal  proprietor,  but  which  was  burned  down 
in  1845,  involving  tho  proprietor  in  great  loss.  On  tho  retirement  of  Judge  Haven  in 
1833,  Mr.  Cobb  was  appointed  Register  of  Probate  for  Norfolk  County,  which  position  ho 
now  holds.  He  was  for  thirty  consecutive  years  Town  Clerk  of  Dedham,  declining  ro- 
election  in  1875.  Ho  has  been  deacon  of  tho  First  Church  for  moro  than  forty  years,  and 
for  the  same  period  of  time  an  active  magistrate  cf  the  county. 

Jonathan  Cobb,  eldest  son  of  Jonathan  H.  Cobb,  was  born  in  Dedham,  March  2,  1829. 
In  1844  he  entered  a  store  in  Boston  as  clerk,  where  ho  remained  until  January,  1849, 
when  ho  went,  overland,  to  California,  by  way  of  Mexico.  Returned  to  Dedham  in  1851, 
and  soon  after  went  into  business  in  Nashvillo,  Tenn.,  where  ho  remained  until  March, 
1859,  when  he  returned  homo  and  entered  tho  Probato  office.  IIo  was  appointed  Assistant 
Register  of  Probato  and  Insolvency  in  January,  18G2,  which  office  ho  now  holds. 

CLERKS    OF  THE   COURTS. 

Nathaniel  Ames,  first  Clerk  of  tho  Courts  of  Norfolk  County,  was  tho  son  of  Dr. 
Nathaniel  Ames  and  brother  of  Fisher  Ames.  Ho  was  born  in  Dedham,  October  9,  1741, 
and  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1761.  He  was  a  physician,  and  an  activo  and  vio- 
lent partisan  of  the  Jefferson  school,  and  was  a  warm  political  opponent  of  his  brother 
Fisher.  On  tho  organization  of  tho  county,  in  1793,  ho  was  appointed  ono  of  tho  Justices 
of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  and  also  as  Clerk  of  tho  Caurt  of  Sessions.  The  records  show 
that  ho  acted  as  Clerk  of  both  of  those  Courts.  For  two  years  following  the  organization  of 

*  Judge  Haven  was  the  son  of  Rev.  Jason  Haven  ami  Catherine  Dexter  Haven,  daughter  of  Rev. 
SamuelDexter  and  sister  of  Hon  Samuel  Dexter,  Sen.,  of  Dedham.  Rev.  Jason  Haven  was 
the  son  of  Deacon  Moses  Haven,  of  Framingham,  and  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1754. 
He  «:;-  settled  over  the  First  Church  in  Dedham,  Fehruary  ■>,  1758,  ami  married  the  daughter  of 
his  predecessor. 

Judge  Haven's  tastes  were  rather  lor  theology  than  law,  ami  the  chief  occupations  of  practical 
Interest  to  him  were  horticulture  ami  architecture.  II  is  attcntl  >n  to  the  last  had  reference  only  to 
personal  enjoyment;  hut  he  was  well  versed  in  the  principles  of  the, science  and  their  application 
io  practical  purposes,  and  often  made  useful  suggestions  to  friends  and  public  bodies  engaged  in 
building.  He  was  one  of  the  earliest  in  New  England  to  accept  the  doctrines'  of  Swedenborg, 
whose  numerous  works  constituted  his  favorite  reading.and  ii  regard  to  which  he  sometimi 
wrote  anonymously  for  the  press.  Yet  he  did  not,  till  he  removed  from  Dedham,  a  few  years 
before  Ins  death,  connect  himself  with  any  other  church  than  that  of  which  his  father  and  grand- 
father had  been  pastors. 

Mr.  Haven  built  the  line  house,  and  set  out  the  English  elms,  on  the  estate  now  owned  by  Mr.  John 
R.  Bullard. 


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tho  county,  the  records  of  the  Supremo  Judicial  Court  were  kept  in  Boston  by  John  Tucker, 
Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  that  County.  The  record  of  tho  Court  of  Common  Pleas  has  the 
following  entry:  — 

"  Ata  Courtof  Common  Pleas,  2Gth  day  of  September,  1797,  Nathaniel  Ames  having,  sinco 
tho  last  session  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  been  removed  from  the  office  of  Clerk  by 
the  Honorable  the  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court,  and  John  Lathrop,  Jr.,  Esq., 
by  them  appointed  to  said  office  in  his  stead,  as  well  as  to  tho  office  of  Clerk  of  the  Supremo 
Judicial  Court,  agreeably  to  the  Act  of  March  11,  1797." 

Dr.  Ames  died  July  21,  1822,  aged  81  years. 

John  Lathrop,  Jr.,  son  of  Rev.  John  Lathrop,  D.D.,  was  born  in  Boston  in  January, 
1772,  and  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1789.  He  studied  law  with  Gov.  Gore,  and 
after  opening  an  office  in  Boston,  in  1797,  removed  to  Dedham,  where  ho  was  soon  after 
appointed  Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  the  County,  which  position  he  held  but  a  short  time,  and 
soon  after  removed  to  Boston.  In  1799  he  embarked  for  India,  where  he  remained  for  ten 
years  engaged  in  commercial  and  literary  pursuits.  Returning  to  this  country  in  1809, 
he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  Washington  and  Georgetown  as  an  instructor,  lecturer 
and  writer  in  the  papers  of  the  day.  He  died  in  Washington,  January  30,  1820,  aged  48 
years. 

Huratio  Townsend  was  born  in  Medfield,  March  29,  1763,  and  was  graduated  at  Har- 
vard College  in  1783;  studied  law  with  Theophilus  Parsons,  at  Newburyport,  and  settled  in 
practico  in  his  native  town.  In  1799  ho  was  appointed  Special  Justice  of  the  Court  of 
Common  Pleas,  and  about  tho  same  time  received  the  appointment  of  Clerk  of  the  Courts 
of  tho  County,  which  offico  ho  continued  to  hold  until  1811,  when  he  was  removed  by  Gov. 
Gerry.  Ho  was  reappointed  the  following  year,  and  continued  in  office  until  his  death, 
which  occuried  at  Dedham,  July  9,  1S2G,  aged  63  years.* 

John  Shirley  Williams  was  born  in  Roxbury,  May  3,  1772,  and  was  graduated  at 
Harvard  College  in  1797.  He  was  for  many  years  a  lawyer  in  Roxbury  and  Dedham.  In 
1811  he  was  appointed  Clerk  of  the  Courts  by  Gov.  Gerry,  but  was  removed  the  next  year 
by  Gov.  Strong.  Ho  was  at  one  time  County  Attorney  for  Norfolk  County.  He  died  at 
Ware,  Mass.,  while  on  a  journey  for  his  health,  in  May,  1843,  aged  71  years. 

Jairus  Ware  was  born  in  Wrenthani,  January  22,  1772,  and  was  graduated  at  Brown 
University  in  1797.  He  was  fur  many  years  a  leading  lawyer  in  his  native  town.  He  was' 
a  Representative  to  the  General  Court  from  1809  to  1816,  inclusive,  and  also  in  1818,  '19 
and  '23.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Executive  Council  in  1825  and  '26.  In  1811  he  was 
appointed  an  Associate  Justice  of  tho  Southern  Circuit  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  and  in 
1819  Chief  Justice  of  the  new  Court  of  Sessions,  and  again  in  April,  1822.  September  1, 
1826,  having  been  appointed  Clerk  of  tho  Courts  of  Norfolk  County,  ho  resigned  tho  office 
of  Judge.  Ho  continued  in  offico  as  Clerk  until  his  death,  which  occurred  at  Dedham, 
January  18,  1836,  at  tho  ago  of  64  years. 

Ezra  Weston  Sampson  was  born  in  Duxbury,  December  1,  1797,  and  was  graduated  at 
Harvard  College  in  1816.  He  commenced  tho  practice  of  law  in  Braintrce,  where  he  re- 
mained about  twelve  years,  and  on  tho  death  of  Judge  Ware,  in  1826,  he  was  appointed 
Clerk  of  tho  Courts  of  the  County,  and  removed  to  Dedham.  He  continued  in  offico  until 
a  few  days  before  his  death,  which  took  place  January  15,  1867,  at  tho  age  of  69  years. 

Erastus  Worthington  was  tho  son  of  Erastus  Worthington  (W.  C.  1804),  and  was  born 
in  Dedham,  November  25,  1828.  He  was  graduated  at  Brown  University  in  the  class  of 
1850.  After  residing  nearly  a  year  in  Wisconsin  ho  entered  the  Dane  Law  School  at  Cam- 
bridge, where  ho  received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Ho  completed  his  professional  studies  in 
the  office  of  Hon.  Ezra  Wilkinson,  at  Dedham,  and  was  admitted  to  tho  Bar  at  tho  Feb- 
ruary Term  of  the  Supremo  Court  in  1854  at  Dedham.  He  began  practico  in  Boston,  and 
was  for  some  time  a  partner  of  tho  late  lion.  David  A.  Simmons  of  Roxbury.  In  l>">ii 
he  was  elected  Register  of  Insolvency  for  Norfolk  County,  which  office  he  held  until  July, 
1858,  when  he  resumed  practice  in  Dedham.  Ho  was  also  Trial  Justico  from  1857  to  1867. 
He  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  Norfolk  County  in  1866,  and  entered  upon  its  duties 
in  January,  1SG7.  Ho  has  been  twico  re-elected  to  this  offico,  tho  last  time  in  1876  for  a 
term  of  five  years,  and  continues  to  reside  in  Dedham. 

Edgar  II.  Kingsucry  was  bom  in  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.,  June  22,  1817.  Ho  lived  in 
Brockport,  N.  Y.,  from  1825  to  1S45,  removing  the  latter  year  to  Dodham.    In  April,  1846, 

*  Mr.  Townsend  owned  and  occupied  tbe  house  afterwards  owned  by  Ezra  W.  Sampson,  and 

now  i'«  ned  and  occupied  by  Hon.  Tlios.  L.  Wakefield.  Lieut.  Geo.  II.  Derby,  U.S.A..  well  known 
as  •■  Jolin  Phoenix,"  was  hia  grandson,  and  was  born  in  Dedham,  April  2,  \v'j.'->.  He  was  a  graduate 
of  West  Point,  and  n  man  of  brilliant  talents.  He  died  in  New  York  of  softening  of  the  brain, 
May  10,  lSol,  aged  08  years. 


128  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

ho  entered  the  Registry  of  Deeds  as  a  Clerk,  and  remained  there  until  Scptemher,  1855, 
when  ho  becarno  clerk  to  Ezra  W.  Sampson,  Clerk  of  tho  Courts  of  tho  County.  At  tho 
February  Term  of  tho  Supremo  Judicial  Court,  in  I860,  owing  to  tho  illness  of  Mr.  Samp- 
son, he  was  appointed  by  the  Court  as  Clerk  pro  tern,  in  which  position  ho  remained  until 
Mr.  Worthington  assumed  tho  office,  January  1,  1807.  Mr.  Kingsbury  remained  in  tho 
office  as  clerk  to  Mr.  Worthington  until  tho  establishment  of  tho  offico  of  Assistant  Clerk ; 
and  June  25,  1807,  he  was  appointed  by  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court  as  Assistant  Clerk  of 
the  Courts  of  Norfolk  County,  which  position  ho  still  hulds  by  successive  reappointments. 

SHERIFFS. 

Hon.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  of  Braintree,  the  first  Sheriff  of  Norfolk  County,  was  the  son  of 
Hon.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  also  of  Braintree,  and  was  born  Aug.  21,  1740.  His  father  was 
for  many  years  a  prominent  citizen  of  the  town,  having  served  in  tho  office  of  Representa- 
tive eighteen  years,  and  was  chosen  Representative  to  the  General  Court  seventeen  years 
successively,  and  in  1770  was  a  member  of  the  Executive  Council.  His  mother  was  Su- 
sanna, daughter  of  Rev.  Samuel  Niles  of  Braintree.  Mr.  Thayer  served  tho  town  many 
years  as  Selectman,  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer;  was  Representative  to  the  Goneral  Court  in 
1790,  1S00  and  1801,  a  member  of  the  Senate  in  1705,  '90,  '97,  '98,  '99,  and  a  member  of 
tho  Executive  Council  in  1793  and  :94.  He  was  also  a  brigadier-gonoral  in  tho  militia. 
On  the  organization  of  tho  county,  in  1793,  he  was  appointed  Sheriff,  but  owing  to  ill- 
health  resigned  early  in  the  following  year.     He  died  May  30,  1809,  aged  03  years. 

Atherton  Thayer,  half-brother  to  the  preceding,  was  born  in  Braintree,  February  9, 
1700.  His  mother  was  Rebecca  Miller,  of  Milton,  who  was  the  second  wifo  of  Hon.  Eben- 
ezer Thayer,  Senior.  On  the  resignation  of  the  offico  of  Sheriff  by  his  brother,  in  1794, 
he  was  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy,  and  continued  in  the  offico  until  his  death,  July  4, 
1798,  aged  32  years.* 

Benjamin  Clarke  Cutler,  of  Roxbury,  was  born  in  Boston,  September  15,  1756, 
and  was  for  many  years  a  merchant,  removing  afterwards  to  Jamaica  Plain.  Ho  was 
appointed  Sheriff  July  31,  1798,  and  held  tho  office  until  his  death.  He  died  very  suddenly 
at  his  residence  on  Centre  street,  Jamaica  Plain,  April,  1S10,  aged  54  years. 

Elijah  Crane  was  born  in  Milton,  August  29,  1754,  and  was  tho  son  cf  Thomas  Crane, 
for  many  years  a  prominent  citizen  of  that  part  of  Stoughton  now  Canton.  He  early  re- 
moved to  Canton,  where  his  regular  business  was  that  of  a  farmer,  in  which  ho  met  with 
marked  success,  although  much  of  his  tirao  was  devoted  to  public  life.  Ho  was  a  man  of 
large  and  erect  stature,  well  developed  form  and  graceful  carriage,  and  was  noted  for  his 
splendid  horsemanship.  He  oarly  took  a  deep  interest  in  military  matters,  rising,  by 
successive  appointments,  to  the  rank  of  Brigadier-General  of  tho  Second  Brigade,  First  Divi- 
sion, M.V.M.,  to  which  he  was  promoted  August  1,  1803,  and  promoted  and  commissioned 
Major-General  of  tho  First  Division,  Juno  10,  1809,  which  position  ho  continued  to  hold 
until  his  discharge,  Juno  8,  1827,  a  period  of  service  in  the  highest  military  offico  of  tho 
State  without  a  parallel  in  Massachusetts.  Do  also  attained  high  rank  as  a  Mason,  being 
successively  Junior  Grand  Warden  of  tho  Grand  Lodge  of  Massachusetts  in  1820,  '21, 
Senior  Grand  Warden  in  1822,  and  Grand  Master  in  1832.  On  the  death  of  Sheriff  Cutler, 
in  1810,  he  was  appointed  Sheriff,  and  continued  in  offico  until  1811,  when  ho  was  removed 
for  political  reasons  by  Gov.  Gerry.  Tho  following  year  he  was  reappointed,  and  continued 
in  office  by  succcssivo  reappointments  until  his  death,  the  longest  term  of  service  as  Sheri.i 
ever  held  in  tho  county.     Ho  died  February  21,  1834,  aged  80  years. f 

William  Brewer,  of  Roxbury,  was  for  many  years  a  prominent  citizen  of  tho  town, 
having   been   Chairman  of  tho  Board  of  Selectmen  for  several  years,  and  was  Rcpresen- 

f  Atherton  Thayer,  like  his  father  and  brother,  was  a  man  of  commanding  appearance  and  of 
6  i'  martial  figure,  it  is  related  that  at  the  funeral  of  Gen.  Hancock,  who  died  October  8,  L7(  ;, 
],i  appearance  al  the  head  of  his  troop  of  light  horse  (of  which  he  was  major)  made  such  an 
Imprc  inn  that  Sarah,  daughter  of  Rev.  Joseph  Jackson,  of  Brookline,  fell  in  love  with  him, 
souL;!it  him  out,  and  married  him  against  the  wishes  of  ber  parents.  He  lived  and  died  in  thu 
i  rhich  wai  for  many  years  the  residence  of  the  late  Hon.  I'.   V.  French.   Ill-*  brother,  Hon. 

Ebcm  zer  Thayer,  Esq.,  lived  ami  died  in  the  hous*e  near  the  meeting-house,  now  owned  by  his 
grandson,  Mr.  Ebenezer C.  Thayer. 

f  Gen.  franc  was  very  fond  of  military  life,  and  his  long  continuance  in  the  office  "f  major- 
■j  in  ml  gave  Berious  offence  to  many  of  tin-  junior  officers,  whose  promotion  was  thereby  de- 
ferred. It  Is  related  that  at  a  military  supper  given  in  the  county,  a  false  rumor  of  the  general's 
death  was  circulated,  when  the  following  toast  was  offered,  ami  drank  with  great  gusto:  "  The 
laic  Major-Gi  neral  <  !rane :  may  he  be  eternally  rewarded  in  Heaven  for  his  everlasting  services 
on  earth." 


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tative  to  tho  General  Court  from  1801  to  1811,  inclusive,  and  again  from  1814  to  1817, 
inclusive.  In  1811  he  was  appointed  Sheriff  of  Norfolk  County  by  Governor  Gerry, 
which  position  he  held  for  ouo  year.     He  died  August  2,  1817,  aged  59  years. 

John  Baker,  2d,  was  born  in  Dorchester,  February  27,  1780.  He  learned  the  trade  of 
a  wheelwright  in  Roxbury,  and  soon  removed  to  Dedham,  where  for  somo  time  ho  carried 
on  the  same  business.  Ho  was  a  Coroner,  and  for  several  years  a  Deputy  Sheriff  of  tho 
county.  On  tho  death  of  Gen.  Crane,  in  1834,  Mr.  Baker  was  appointed  Sheri  J,  and  held 
the  office  until  his  death,  which  occurred  January  1,  1843,  at  tho  age  of  G3  years. 

Jerauld  Newland  Ezra  Mans  was  born  in  Medfield,  Juno  26,  179G.  He  learned 
the  trade  of  a  carriage-painter,  serving  his  time  with  tho  Messrs.  Bird  of  Walpole. 
In  1823  he  went  to  Easton,  whore  ho  remained  but  a  short  time,  removing  the  year  fol- 
lowing to  Taunton,  where  ho  remained  fivo  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  ho  went  to 
Wrentham,  and  thenco  to  Dedham,  whero  he  took  tho  place  of  his  brother-in-law,  Major 
T.  P.  Whitney,  as  Deputy  Sheriff  and  Jailer.  On  the  death  of  Sheriff  Baker,  Mr.  Mann 
was,  Feb.  8,  1843,  appointed  Sheriff  for  tho  term  of  five  years,  at  the  expiration  of  which 
he  declined  a  reappointment,  but  continued  to  act  as  Deputj'  Sheriff  and  Jailer  until  July, 
1855,  when  failing  health  compelled  his  resignation.  He  soon  after  removed  to  Vernon, 
Conn.,  tho  residence  of  his  youngest  daughter,  where  ho  died,  April  15,  1857,  aged  GO 
years  and  10  months. 

Thomas  Adams  was  born  in  Quincy,  April  20,  1804.  In  early  lifo  ho  was  ongaged 
in  business  with  his  father  as  a  butcher,  and  afterwards  was  proprietor  of  different  stage 
lines,  and  an  extensive  dealer  in  horses.  Ho  then  went  to  Roxbury,  whoro  ho  continued 
to  reside  until  his  death.  Ho  was  Deputy  Sheriff  under  Sheriff  Mann,  and  in  1^48 
succeeded  that  officer  as  Sheriff  of  tho  County.  Ho  was  removed  from  office  for  political 
reasons  in  1S52,  but  was  reappointed  the  following  year,  and  continued  in  office  until 
January  1,  1857.  After  Roxbury  became  a  city,  he  was  for  two  or  three  years  City  Mar- 
shal,    lie  died  suddenly,  of  apoplexy,  January  2,  18G9,  aged  65  years. 

John  \V.  Thomas  was  born  in  Weymouth,  April  1,  1815.  Learned  tho  trade  of  a  shoe- 
maker, and  afterwards  went  into  business  as  a  manufacturer.  Was  a  Representative  to  the 
General  Court  in  1852,  a  delegate  to  tho  Constitutional  Convention  in  1853,  and  a 
lieutenant-colonel  in  tho  militia.  May  13,  1852,  ho  was  commissioned  Sheriff  of  Norfolk 
County  by  Gov.  Boutwell,  but  was  removed  the  following  year  for  political  reasons.  In 
1856  he  was  elected  Sheriff  by  tho  Republican  and  American  parties,  and  assumed  the 
position  January  1,  1S57.  He  soon  after  removed  to  Dedham,  where  ho  continues  to 
reside.  Ho  was  tho  first  sheriff  elected  by  tho  people  in  the  county,  and  at  each  successive 
election  was  chosen  by  a  large  majority  of  the  popular  vote.  He  is  now  serving  his 
seventh  term,  each  of  three  years. 

COUNTY  TREASURERS. 

Isaac  Bullard,  tho  first  Treasurer  of  the  County,  was  born  in  Dedham,  July  10,  1744, 
and  was  a  lineal  descendant  from  William  Bullard,  one  of  tho  first  settlers  of  the  town. 
He  was  for  many  years  in  public  life,  having  been  Town  Clerk  for  three  years,  Selectman 
five  years  and  Representative  to  the  General  Court  from  1794  to  1801,  inclusive,  and  again 
in  1806  and  1807.  He  was  chosen  deacon  of  the  First  Church,  May  28,  1780,  which  office  he 
continued  to  hold  until  his  death.  On  the  organization  of  the  county,  in  1793,  ho  was 
chosen  County  Treasurer,  to  which  position  he  was  annually  elected  until  his  decease, 
which  occurred  Juno  18,  1S08,  at  the  ago  of  C4  years. 

Jon.N  Bulla ud,  son  (if  tho  preceding,  was  born  in  Dedham,  January  9,  1773.  He  was 
also  much  in  public  life,  having  been  twenty  years  a  Selectman,  and  ono  year  Town  Clerk. 
On  the  death  of  his  father,  in  1808,  he  was  chosen  County  Treasurer,  which  position  ho 
occupied  by  successive  elections  until  his  death,  February  25,  1852,  a  period  of  forty-four 
years.     He  was  79  years  of  ago. 

George  Ellis  was  born  in  Medfield,  September  2,  1793,  and  early  removed  to  Dedham, 
where  for  several  years  he  carried  on  business  as  a  trader.  Ho  was  captain  of  ono  of  the 
Dedham  militia  companies;  for  several  years  a  Deputy  Sheriff  of  tho  County,  and  for  four- 
teen years  ono  of  tho  Selectmen  of  the  town.  Ho  was  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Ded- 
ham Institution  for  Savings  from  May,  1845,  to  June,  1855,  when,  owing  to  ill-health,  ho 
resigned.  On  tho  death  of  John  Cullard,  in  1852,  ho  was  appointed  by  tho  County  Com- 
missioners County  Treasurer,  and  tho  two  following  yeaTS  was  elected  by  tho  people,  failing 
of  a  re-election  in  1855.     Ho  died  June  24,  1855,  aged  02  years  and  10  months. 

Chauxcev  C.  Churchill  was  born  in  WestFairlee,  Vermont,  September  15,  1815.  Re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  tho  district  schools  of  his  native  town,  and  at  Post  Mills  High 


130  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

School.  Removed  to  Ainesbury,  Mass.,  in  March,  1837,  and  thcnco  to  Dedham,  April  6, 
1842.  In  April,  1855,  he  was  elected  County  Treasurer  by  the  American  party,  and  on  the 
chango  of  the  law  concerning  tho  office,  was  re-elected  in  November  of  the  same  year  for  a 
term  of  three  years,  and  has  since  held  the  office,  by  repeated  re-elections,  until  the  prosent 
time,  and  January  1,  1877,  entered  upon  another  term  of  three  years. 

REGISTERS   OF   DEEDS. 

Eliphalet  Pond,  the  first  Register  of  Deeds  for  tho  County  of  Norfolk,  was  born  in 
Dedham,  April  11,  1745.  He  was  at  one  time  colonel  of  a  militia  company,  but  during 
the  latter  portion  of  his  life  was  known  as  Capt.  Pond.  He  was  Town  Clerk  for  twenty-five 
years,  and  Selectman  for  sixteen  years.  On  the  organization  of  tho  county,  in  171)3,  ho 
was  chosen  Register  of  Deeds,  and  by  successive  elections  held  the  offico  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  July  2,  1813,  aged  08  years.* 

James  Foord  was  born  in  Milton,  October  30,  17G1.  In  early  life  he  was  a  farmer, 
teaching  school  in  the  winter  months.  On  the  death  of  Mr.  Pond,  in  1813,  through  tho  in- 
fluence of  his  friend  and  neighbor,  Hon.  Edward  H.  Robbins,  afterwards  Judge  of  Probate, 
lie  was  elected  Register,  and  the  following  year  removed  with  his  family  to  Dedham,  where 
ho  continued  in  the  office  until  his  death,  October  15,  1821.     Aged  00  years. 

Enos  Fooud,  son  of  tho  preceding,  was  born  in  Milton,  Oct.  21,  171J0.  In  early  life  ho 
was  a  teacher,  and  on  the  election  of  his  father,  as  Register,  assisted  him  in  tho  work  of 
the  office,  and  on  tho  death  of  Mr.  Foord,  Senior,  in  1821,  his  son  was  chosen  as  his  succes- 
sor, and  continued  in  offico  until  his  death,  April  22,  1801,  at  tho  ago  of  04  years.  For  ten 
years,  from  1834  to  1844,  Mr.  Foord  was  Secretary  aud  Treasurer  of  the  Dedham  Institution 
for  Savings. 

James,  son  of  the  preceding,  was  born  in  Dedham,  in  November,  1832,  and  on  leaving 
school  entered  tho  office  of  his  father,  where  he  continued  until  his  father's  death,  in  1801, 
when  he  was  appointed  Register  by  tho  County  Commissioners,  and  chosen  by  the  people  at 
tho  ensuing  November  election.  He  declined  re-election  in  1873,  and  vacated  tho  office 
January  1,  1874.     He  has  for  several  years  been  a  resident  of  California. 

John  II.  Buudakin  was  born  in  Cambridge,  November  3,  1841.  After  writing  for 
several  years  in  tho  Middlesex  Registry  yf  Deeds  ho  entered  the  Norfolk  Registry  oftico  in 
January,  1803.  On  the  declination  of  Mr.  Foord,  he  was  elected  Register  in  1873,  assum- 
ing the  office  in  January,  1874,  aud  was  re-elected  for  a  further  term  of  three  years  in 
1870. 


COUNCILLORS  AND  RE  PRE  SB  NT  ATI  YES. 

1776. 


The  following  is  a  list  of  members  of  the  Executive  Council  and  House  of 
Representatives  in  177G,  from  those  towns  which  afterwards  constituted  Norfolk 
County,  with  such  brief  sketch  of  the  history  of  each  as  it  was  possible  to  obtain. 
Of  course  at  this  time  the  Senate  was  not  in  existence. 

COIJIVCIIXORS. 

Bon.  Jajsez  Fisher  was  born  in  Wrcntham,  November  1',),  1717.     Ho  rcccivod  only  a 

i imon-school  education,  but  from  his  early  years  was  distinguished  for   that  ready  and 

strong  Common  sense;  that  intuitive   perception  of  tho  proper  adaptation  of  means  to  any 
proposed  ends;    that  discriminating  acumen  which  at  once  and  without  any  apparent  effort 

*  lie  owned  and  lived  on  the  estate  on  the  Providence  Turnpike  about  a  mile  south  of  tho  vil- 
lage and  now  known  as  the  Asylum  for  Discharged  Female  Prisonprs.  Hi*  father,  Col.  Eliphalet 
Pond,  was  born  in  Dedbam,  May  17,  I7u4,  and  died  January  19,  1795,  aged  91  years.  II"  repre- 
sented the  town  in  the  General  Court  in  1761  and  '03;  was  Town  Clerk  for  twelve  years,  and 
Selectman  for  16  years. 


couxciLLons,  1776.  131 

severs  tho  sound  and  practicable  from  the  specious  and  visionary,  which  detects  sophistry 
and  bullies  cunning;  that  inflexible  adherence  to  principle;  that  courteousness  of  manners 
and  that  salient  and  unfaltering  desire  to  be  useful,  —  which,  through  tho  whole  course  of  a 
protracted  life,  inspired  the  confidence,  not  only  of  his  immediate  neighborhood,  but  of  the 
public,  and  raised  him  to  those  offices  of  power  and  trust,  by  the  faithful  and  untiring  dis- 
charge of  which  ho  became  tho  pride  —  decus  et  tutamen — of  his  native  town,  and  a  bene- 
factor of  his  country. 

Mr.  Fisher  was  a  Representative  from  tho  town  of  Wrentham  for  soveral  years,  we  believe, 
under  tho  Provincial  charter,  llo  was  certainly  a  member  of  that  very  full  house  of  dele- 
gates that  assembled  at  Salem  on  the  7th  of  October,  1774,  and  formed  themselves  into  a 
provincial  congress,  and  then  adjourned  to  Concord  and  chose  John  Hancock  President,  and 
Benjamin  Lincoln  Secretary;  of  the  second  provincial  congress,  that  first  met  at  Cambi  idge, 
in  February,  1775;  and  of  the  third,  which  convened  on  the  last  Wednesday  of  May,  in 
the  same  year,  and  of  which  Dr.  Joseph  Warren  was  elected  President.  This  last  congress 
remained  in  session  until  July  10th,  when  the  representatives  assembled,  who  had  been 
elected,  agreeably  to  the  advice  of  tho  continental  congress  and  the  provisions  of  tho  charter 
of  William  and  Mary,  to  constitute  a  houso  of  assembly.  Of  this  house,  also,  Mr.  Fisher 
was  returned  a  member;  and  was  one  of  tho  renowned  twenty-eight  who  wero  then  elected 
councillors,  to  act  as  a  distinct  branch  of  the  legislature,  and  likewise  to  exercise  the  exe- 
cutive powers  of  tho  Government.  Among  tho  councillors  elected  at  this  time  were  all  the 
delegates  from  Massachusetts  to  tho  continental  congress,  and  who  were  then  attending  that 
body  at  Philadelphia,  viz.:  John  Adams,  Samuel  Adams,  Thomas  Gushing,  Robert  Treat 
Paine  and  John  Hancock.  But  on  tho  adjournment  of  the  congress  at  Philadelphia,  on  the 
first  of  August,  these  gentlemen  returned  to  Massachusetts,  and  some,  if  not  all  of  them, 
took  their  seats  in  the  executive  council.  They  returned  to  Philadelphia  on  tho  reassem- 
bling of  tho  continental  congress,  on  tho  5th  of  September. 

To  be  elected  in  such  times  for  an  office  of  so  great  responsibility,  and  to  bo  associated 
with  the  members  of  the  continental  congress,  with  James  Bowdoiu,  Benjamin  Lincoln  and 
other  ardent  patriots  and  wise  men,  forms  in  itself  an  enviable  and  lasting  distinction. 
But  the  fidelity,  zeal  and  ability  with  which  Mr.  Fisher  discharged  the  duties  of  tho  office, 
during  several  successive  years  of  darkness  and  peril  that  "  tried  men's  souls,"  are  tho 
true  measure  of  his  merit,  if  not  of  his  fame.  No  member  of  that  honorable  board  was 
"  in  labors  more  abundant"  than  he.  No  one's  judgment  was  more  highly  estimated,  no 
one's  firmness  less  distrusted.  lie  was  regarded  as  the  special  watchman  of  tho  country 
part  of  Suffolk  (which,  at  that  time,  inclxdod  the  present  County  of  Norfolk),  and  was 
always  relied  upon  to  arrange  and  bring  into  officient  action  all  tho  force,  moral  and  phy- 
sical, of  that  important  section  of  tho  province  Much  as  was  expected  and  demanded  of 
him,  he  never  disappointed  any  expectation  which  he  had  voluntarily  excited,  nor  failed  to 
effect  any  practicable  purpose  which  he  deliberately  formed.  No  man  better  knew  what 
was  practicable,  and  no  man  deliberated  more  thoroughly. 

^^" tien  the  Constitution  of  tho  United  States  was  submitted  to  the  several  States  for  ratifi- 
cation and  adoption,  Mr.  Fisher  was  tho  delegate  returned  from  Franklin  to  tho  convention 
of  this  State,  which  assembled  on  this  important  subject  in  17SS.  Though  tho  delegates 
from  tho  towns  contiguous  to  that  which  he  represented,  opposed,  and  finally  voted  against 
the  Constitution,  ho,  in  conformity  with  tho  will  of  his  constituents  —  a  will  which  ho  had 
greatly  contributed  to  form  —  and  tho  dictates  of  his  own  judgment,  not  only  recorded 
his  vote  in  favor  of  adoptiug  that  instrument,  but  by  his  efforts  among  a  certain  class 
of  men  in  tho  convention, .  who  went  thero  with  views  utterly  hostile  to  the  proposed 
frame  of  government,  but  with  patriotic  hearts  and  minds  fair  and  open,  and  to  whom 
he  had  ready  access,  ho  is  known  to  have  been  instrumental,  by  laboring  in  season  and  out 
of  season,  a. id  by  urging  his  sound,  lucid,  and  enlarged  views,  in  effecting  a  change  in 
their  ultimato  opinion. 

The  time  which  Mr.  Fisher  was  not  called  to  dovoto  to  tho  public  service,  he  employed 
in  agricultural  pursuits,  which  were  the  choice  of  his  youth,  and  the  amusement  of  his 
old  age.     lie  died  on  tho  15th  of  October,  1806,  aged  89  years.* 

Hon.  Benjamin  White  was  born  in  Brookliue,  October  5,  1724,  and  was  graduated  at 

*Sce  article  in  "Boston  Monthly  Magazine"  for  June,  1820,  contributed  by  the  late  Judge 
Theron  Metcalf. 

Dr.  Emmons  preached  a  sermon  on  the  Sunday  following  the  death  of  Mr.  Fisher,  in  which  he 
bore  strong  testimony  to  his  eminent  worth  an  I  ability. 

Mr.  Fisher  was  a  member  of  the  Council  in  1766,  '67,  '68,  '69,  '70,  '71,  '72,  '76,  '77,  78  and  '79j 
of  the  IIou.su  of  Representatives  in  1773,  '74,  '75,  '86,  '98  and  '99,  and  of  the  Senate  in  1780,  '81, 
'82,  '83  and  'S4. 


132  NORFOLK    COUNTY  MANUAL. 

Harvard  College  in  1744.  He  was  a  farmer,  but  very  conspicuous  for  many  years  in  public 
n Taiis.  He  was  Selectman  for  eighteen  years,  and  Town  Treasurer  soven  years.  He 
was  Representative  for  several  years,  and  a  member  of  the  Council  from  1770  to  1779, 
inclusive.     He  died  May  8,  1790,  aged  66  years. 

Hon.  Ecenezeb  Thayer  was  born  in  Brain  tree,  July  31,  1721.  He  was  Selectman 
eighteen  years,  and  was  chosen  Representative  to  the  General  Court  seventeen  years  suc- 
cessively, and  was  a  member  of  the  Executive  Council  in  177G.  He  died  February  7, 
1794,  in  the  73d  year  of  his  ago,  after  a  confinement  of  sixteen  years.  Ho  was  the  father 
of  Hon.  Ebenezer  Thayer  and  Major  Athertou  Thayer,  the  first  two  Sheriffs  of  Norfolk 
County. 

REPRESENTATIVES. 

Bellingham. 

Stephen  Metcalp  was  born  in  Bellingham,  December,  1731.  He  was  for  many  years  a 
Selectman  of  the  town;  Representative  in  the  General  Court  in  1776,  '77,  '78,  '79,  '81,  '82, 
'83;  Senator  from  Suffolk  County  in  178"),  '86, '87,  '88,  '89,  '90,  '91,  '92,  '93,  and  was  in 
tho  Executive  Council  in  1794, '93,  and '96.  He  was  appointed  Justico  of  the  Court  of 
Common  Pleas  for  Norfolk  County,  July  2,  1793.  He  died  July  26,  1800,  aged  68  years 
and  7  months. 

Braintree. 

Hon'.  Joseph  Palmer,  Esq.,  was  born  in  England,  but  came  to  this  country  in  1746 
with  Richard  Cranch,  his  brother-in-law,  and  purchased  a  large  tract  of  land  in  Braintree 
(now  Quincy),  which  he  called  Gcrmantown,  and  whero  ho  expended  much  money  in 
improvements.  Ho  was  a  man  of  good  education  and  fino  manners,  and  was  soon  called  to 
positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  was  Moderator  of  tho  famous  meeting  of  delegates  held 
at  the  house  of  Richard  Woodward,  in  Dedham,  September  6,  1774,  aud  member  of  the 
First  Provincial  Congress,  October  7th,  of  tho  same  year.  Ho  occupied  a  prominent  posi- 
tion on  the  committees  of  that  body,  and  was  tho  only  delegate  from  Braintree  to  tho  two 
following  Congresses.  Ho  was  also  an  active  membor  of  the  Committee  of  Safety.  He  and 
his  son  were  engaged  at  Lexington,  the  father  acting  as  brigadier-general.  Ho  was  after- 
wards stationed  during  tho  war  at  Hull,  aud  in  Rhode  Island.  He  did  not  long  survive 
the  Revolution. 

Jonathan  Bass,  Esq. 

Broohline. 

Mr.  John  Goddard  was  born  in  Brookline,  May  28,  1730.  He  was  Selectman  and 
Assessor  for  twelve  years,  and  Representative  in  1776,  '85,  '87,  'S8,  'S9  and  '92.  Ho  died 
April  13,  1816,  aged  86  years. 

Cohasset. 
Mu.  Jonathan  Beal. 

Dedham. 

Mr.  Abner  Ellis  was  a  nativo  of  Dedham,  and  lived  and  died  at  West  Dedham.  He 
represented  the  town  in  1771,  '72,  '73,  '74,  '7.">,  '76,  '77,  '78,  '80  and  '81.* 

Jonathan  Metcalf,  Esq.,  was  Representative  in  1776,  '78  and '79,  and  was  conspicuous 
in  town  affairs. 

Dorchester. 

Col.  Lemuel  Robinson  was  born  in  Dorchester,  March  4,  1736.  Ho  was  prominent  in 
town  affairs,  having  been  Selectman  and  Assessor,  and  was  Representative  for  tho  town  in 
1771  and  '76.     Ho  died  suddenly,  July  29,  1776,  aged  40  years. -j- 

Mr.  James  Robinson. 

*His  son,  i  !ol.  Abner  Kllis',  was  Representative  five  years,  and  his  grandson,  Merrill  D.  Ellis, 

three  years. 

t  Col.  Robinson  kepi  a  famous  tavern  in  Dorchester,  which  was  a  greaf  place  of  resort  for  the 

of  thai  day.     In  the  diary  of  John  Adams  there  is  an  account  of  a  meeting  of  the  "  Union 

and   \    ociation  or  the  Sons  <>r  Liberty  In  this  Province."     August  14,   1769,  the  Sons  met  al 

Lib  rtj  Tree,  In  Boston,  "  where  they  drank  f 'teen  toasts,"  and  then  adj 'ned  to  Liberty  Tree 

-I  .;    Robinson's  Tavern,  in  Dorchester,  where  they  dined  at  2  o'clock.    From  three 

d  to  three  hundred  and  fifty  sat  down  to  i  aides  spread  in  the  field  under  a  tent.  There  were 

"  three  large  pigs  barbecued,"  ana  other  provision  In  abundance.    Forty-five  tcasts  wire  given  on 

th  occasion,  the  last  of  which  was,  "  Strong  halters,  firm  blocks,  and  sharp  axes  to  all  such  as 

either."     At  5  o'clock,  1'.  M.,  the  Boston  people  started  lor  home,  led  otl'by  Mr.  Hancock 


REPRESENTATIVES.  133 


Medfield. 

Mn.  Daniel  Perry,  of  Medfield,  was  born  in  Sherborn,  November  24,  1724.  Removed  at 
at  early  age  to  Natiok,  where  ho  remained  until  17.56,  when  he  settled  in  Medfield.  Ho 
was  prominent  in  church  and  town  affairs, and  was  for  several  years  an  Associate  Justice  of 
tho  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  the  County  of  Norfolk.  He  was  Representative  in  the  Gen- 
eral Court  in  1770, '77,  '78,  '80,  '84  and  '85.  He  died  July  6,  1804,  aged  79  years  and  7 
months. 

ISedway. 

Elijah  Clark,  Esq.,  was  born  in  Med  way,  September  9,  1727.  Ho  was  for  many  years 
Town  Clerk  and  Selectman,  and  was  Representative  in  1770,  '77,  '78  and  '79.  He  died 
October  7,  1S01,  in  the  75th  year  of  his  age. 

Milton. 

Capt.  Ebenezer  Tucker  was  born  in  Milton  in  1723,  and  was  for  several  years  a  Select- 
man of  tho  town.  He  was  Representative  in  1776,  '77  and '78.  He  died  in  1797,  aged 
74  years. 

Mb.  Joseph  Clapp  was  born  in  Milton,  June  7,  1726.  He  was  deacon  of  tho  church, 
and  removed  to  Sterling,  where  he  died  January  30,  1799,  aged  73  years.* 

Needham. 

Col.  William  Mackintosh,  of  Needham,  was  born  in  Dedham,  June  16,  1722.  Married 
August  20,  1745.  Ensign  and  first  lieutenant  in  French  war.  Removed  from  Roxbury  to 
Needham,  May  23,  1704.  In  1774  chosen  first  captain  of  ono  of  tho  two  militia  com- 
panies in  tho  town,  and  soon  after  was  made  lieutenant-colonel,  and  as  such  served  at  Lex- 
ington. On  the  14th  of  February,  1770,  by  tho  Council  of  tho  State,  ho  was  appointed 
colonel  of  tho  first  regiment  of  militia  in  Suffolk  County,  and  sorved  during  the  war  with 
gnat  credit.  Ho  was  twelvo  .years  Selectman,  and  five  years  Representative.  In  1779  he 
was  a  member  of  the  convention  which  framed  the  Constitution;  and  in  1788  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  convention  appointed  for  tho  purpose  of  taking  into  consideration  tho  National 
Constitution,  and  voted  for  its  adoption.  On  tho  19th  of  April,  1790,  was  appointed 
deacon  in  tho  church,  which  office  ho  held  until  November  22,  1803,  when,  owing  to 
infirmities,  he  resigned,  and  a  unanimous  vote  of  thanks  was  passed  by  the  church.  He 
died  January  3,  1813,  aged  90  years,  0  months,  18  days.f 

Roxbury. 

Dr.  Jonathan  Davis. 

Col.  Aauon  Davis. 

Mr.  Increase  Sumner  was  born  in  Roxbury,  November  27,  1740,  and  was  graduated  at 
Harvard  College  in  1707.  Studied  law  with  Samuel  Quincy;  was  admitted  to  tho  bar  in 
1770,  and  commenced  the  practice  of  tho  law  in  his  native  town.  He  was  a  Represen- 
tative in  the  General  Court  from  Roxbury  in  1770, '77, '78  and '79.  He  was  a  Senator 
from  Suffolk  Count;  in  17S0,  '81,  '82.  Ho  was  a  member  of  the  State  Constitutional  Con- 
ventions in  1777  and  1779.  In  Juno,  1782,  ho  was  chosen  a  member  of  Congress,  in  place 
of  Timothy  Danielson,  resigned,  but  never  took  his  scat  in  that  body,  having  in  August  of 
the  samo  year  been  made  an  Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court.  Judge 
Sumner  was  also  a  member  of  tho  Massachusetts  Convention  of  1789.  In  April,  1797, 
Samuel  Adams  having  declined  a  re-election,  Judge  Sumner  was  elected  Governor,  receiving 
a  large  majority  of  votes.  Ho  was  re-elected  in  1798  and  1799,  tho  last  time  by  an 
unanimous  vote,  but  was  unable  to  enter  upon  the  duties  of  tho  office.  He  was 
languishing  on  a  bed  of  sickness  at  the  time  of  tho  meeting  of  tho  General  Court  at  the 

in  his  chariot.    Mr.  Adams  was  pr  sent  himself,  and  says,  "  To  the  honor  of  the  Sons,  T  .li.l  not 
6ee  ono  person  intoxicated,  or  near  it." 

In  177.)  Col.  Robinson   carted  out  si  me  cannon  from  Tioston  which  he  kept  concealed  on  his 
ics  to  prevent  them  falling  into  the  hands  of  the  British.    The  tavern  of  Colo     IE 
rwards  owned  and  occupied  by  his  grandson,  the  late  John  Mears,  recentlj  deceased,  and 
was  situated  about  half  a  mile  south  of  the  meeting-house  of  the  late  Dr.  Codman.     It  was 
destroyed  by  fire  a  few  years  sirn 

*  Mr.  Clapp's  daughter,  Jcrueha,  married  Andrew  Futnam,  of  Sterling,  and  was  the  mother  of 
Rev.  J)r.  George  Putnam  of  Roxbury. 

t  From  Rev  Stephen  Palmer's  sermon. 

.Tames  Mackintosh,  Representative  from  Needham,  in  1S76-77,  is  the  great-grandson  of  Col. 
Mackintosh. 


134  NORFOLK   COUXTT  MAXUAL. 

commencement  of  the  political  year;  but  the  Legislature  having  some  constitutional 
scruples  about  the  right  of  the  Lieut. -Governor  to  act  as  chief  magistrate  after  the  death  of 
the  Governor,  without  his  acceptance  of  the  office,  this  ceremony  took  place  in  the  bed- 
chamber of  the  dying  Governor.  He  died  of  angina  pectoris,  on  the  7th  of  June,  1799, 
in  the  53d  year  of  his  life,  "  mourned  and  lamented  by  the  whole  people." 

Stoughtonham    C*»ow    Sharon). 

Capt.  Ebenezep.  Tisdale  was  a  Representative  in  177C,  '77  and  '78. 

Stoughton. 

Col.  Benjamin  Gill  was  for  many  years  prominent  in  town  affairs. 

Mb.  Thomas  Crane  was  for  many  years  one  of  the  most  prominent  citizens  of  the  town,  and 
lived  in  that  portion  now  included  in  the  limits  of  Canton.  He  was  born  January  6, 
1727.  He  was  Selectman  for  several  years,  and  was  Representative  in  177G,  '77,  '78,  '7'J  and 
'81.     He  afterwards  removed  to  Milton,  where  he  died,  October  7,  1804,  aged  78  years.* 

Walpole. 

Joshua  Clapp,  Esq.,  was  born  in  Walpole  in  1707.  He  was  for  many  years  one  of  the 
most  prominent  men  in  the  town,  being  a  captain  in  the  militia,  Justice  of  the  Peace,  for 
many  years  a  deacon  of  the  church,  and  Representative  in  1768,  '70,  '71,  '72  and  '70.  In 
1745  he  marched  his  company  to  Boston  to  help  defend  it  from  the  attack  of  the  French 
feet,  then  daily  expected.     He  died  May  6,  1802,  aged  95  years. 

Weymouth. 

Mp..  Solomon  Lovell  was  born  in  Weymouth  in  1733.  In  the  Revolutionary  War  he  was 
actively  engaged  in  the  service  of  his  country  and  rose  from  captain  to  general.  In  1771) 
he  had  command  of  the  land  force  in  the  Penobscot  expedition,  which  was  fitted  out  to 
attack  the  British  troops  at  Penobscot,  now  Castine,  Maine.  He  was  a  man  of  marked 
character,  and  possessed  the  entire  confidence  of  the  people  of  his  native  town.  He  was 
Representative  in  1771,  '76,  '77,  '78,  '79,  '81  and  '83.  On  the  organization  of  Norfolk 
County,  in  1793,  he  was  appointed  Special  Justice  of  the  new  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for 
the  county.     He  died  September  9,  1801,  aged  68  years. 

Mr.  Nathaniel  Bailey  was  born  in  Weymouth  in  1731.  He  was  a  prominent  citizen  of 
the  town.  He  was  deacon  in  the  church,  Selectman,  and  Representative  in  1772,  '73,  '71, 
'75,  '76,  '80,  '82,  '84,  '88,  '90,  '92,  '94  and  '96.     Ho  diod  December  17,  1812,  aged  82  years. 

Wrentham. 

Mr.  Benjamin  Guild  was  Representative  in  1776,  '77  and  '78. 
Mb.  Joseph  Hawes. 
I»r.  Ebenezer  Daggett. 

•  Thomas  Crane,  Esq.,  was  much  relied  upon  by  the  General  Court  of  Massachusetts  during 
the  Revolution,  as  appears  by  their  resolves,  in  which  they  entrusted  the  charge  of  the  State  pow- 
der-mill, in  Stoughton  'now  Canton,   and  on  the  spot  where  the  Revere  Copper  Works  are), 
and  the  manufacture  of   powder  there,  to   his  care  and  supervision.    Mr.  James   Capcn,  of 
Stoughton,  who  died  February  24.  1853,  In  the  nin<  ty-seventh  year  of  his  age,  related  not  long 
before  his  death,  that  when  the  affairs  of  the  Revolution  wore  a  gloomy  aspect,  and  the  army  was 
Buffering  for  supplies,  Thomas  Crane,  Esq.,  went  around  the  town  solicitirg  contributions  for 
foi  tbearmy;  and  he  well  remembered  that  on  producing  his  papers,  Mr.  ( 'ranc's  tear* 
f,-ll  on  them  like  a  shower,  and  that  with  great  expression  and  emphasis  he  assured  the  by- 
the  child  Liberty  was  about  to  be  horn,  and  that  all  thai  was  needed  was  strength  t<> 
enable  it  to  be  delivered.  —  '<•  n.  /'<  g.,  July,  l  363. 
Mr.  Crane,  daring  the  latter  part  of  his  life,  owned  and  occupied  the  house  In  Milton  now 
:  by  John  Oakes  Shaw.    He  was  the  father  of  Sheriff  and  Major-General  Crane. 


COUNCILLORS,    SENATORS,    ETC,      1876.  135 

COUNCILLORS,    SENATORS    AND    REPRE- 
SENTATIVES,  187G. 


[These  sketches,  with  Blight  alterations,  are  taken  from  the  "Boston  Journal"  of  January  5, 
1S76.  From  1866  to  1876,  Roxbury.  Dorchester  and  West  Roxbury  were,  for  purposes  of  repre- 
sentation, considered  as  a  pan  of Norfolk County.] 

COriVCILLORS. 

District  No.  2,  which  includes  tho  whole  of  Norfolk  County.  — Hon.  Harrison  Tweed, 
of  Taunton,  Republican,  was  born  in  South  Reading,  February  17,  180G,  and  was  educated 
in  that  (own.  He  is  agent  and  treasurer  of  the  Taunton  Locomotive  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, and  was  a  member  of  the  House  in  1852  and  '58,  and  of  the  Senate  in  18G8  and '69. 

Air.  Tweed  was  re-elected  to  tho  Council  for  1877. 

SENATORS. 

First  Norfolk  District.  — Hon.  Albert  Palmer,  Republican,  of  Roxbury,  firm  of  Pres- 
cott  and  Palmer,  ice  dealers,  was  born  in  Candia,  N.  II.,  in  1831;  studied  at  Phillips  Aca- 
demy, and  was  a  member  of  the  class  of  1858  at  Dartmouth  College.  He  was  a  very  active 
and  useful  member  of  tho  Houso  in  1872,  '73  and  '74,  and  was  in  the  Senate  in  1875 
and  '76. 

Second  Norfolk  District.  — Hon.  Joseph  E.  Fiske,  Republican,  of  Needham,  was  born 
in  that  town,  October  23,  1839,  and  has  held  seveial  local  offices.  He  has  been  engaged  in 
real-estate  transactions,  and  was  a  member  of  the  House  in  1874.  He  distinguished  him- 
self during  tho  war,  and  was  successively  orderly  sergeant,  Co.  C,  43d  Mass.  Vols.,  2d  and 
1st  lieutenant  and  captain  of  the  2d  Mass.  Heavy  Artillery,  and  aid-do  camp  on  the  statf 
of  the  late  Major-General  F.  P.  Clair,  17th  Army  Corps.  He  was  a  prisoner-of-war  at 
Andersonville,  Macon  and  Savannah.  Mr.  Fiske  was  educated  at  Harvard,  graduating  in 
]  Ml ,  and  after  tho  war  entered  tho  Andovor  Theological  Seminary,  graduating  in  1867. 
He  is  at  present  Chairman  of  tho  Board  of  Seleotmon  and  of  the  School  Committee.  He 
was  also  a  member  of  the  Senate  in  lb77. 

Third  Norfolk  District.  —  Hon.  J.  White  Belcher,  Republican,  of  Randolph,  is  a  grain 
doaler  and  TJlerk  of  the  District  Court  of  East  Norfolk.  He  was  born  in  the  town 
in  which  ho  resides,  November  14,  1823,  and  was  educated  at  Randolph  Academy.  He 
was  a  Trial  Justice  for  Norfolk  County  from  1866  to  1872;  has  been  Chairman  of  tho 
Selectmen,  Assessors,  and  Overseers  of  the  Poor  for  the  past  eighteen  years;  was  an  Inspector 
of  the  Stato  Workhouso  at  Bridgowater  in  1874,  a  nioinber  of  tho  House  in  1855,  and  of 
the  Senate  in  1875  and  '76. 

Norfolk  and  Plymouth  District.  —  Hon.  E.  Atherton  Hunt,  Republican,  boot  manufac- 
turer of  Weymouth,  was  born  in  that  town,  January  26,  1826.  Ho  was  a  member  of  the 
House  in  1873,  and  of  the  Senate  in  1875  aud  '76. 

REPRESENTATIVES. 

District  No.  1,  Dedham.  — John  Doggett  Cobb,  Republican,  lawyer,  was  born  in  Ded- 
ham,  April  28,  18-10,  and  was  graduated  at  Harvard  in  1861,  and  at  the  Law  School  in 
1866.  Ho  was  clerk  in  tho  office  of  tho  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  at  Washington,  in  1871  and 
'72.  He  was  sergeant  in  tho  35th  Massachusetts  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  gradually  rcso 
to  first  lieutenant  and  adjutant,  and  finally  captain.  He  was  a  member  of  tho  Houso  in 
1876,  '77. 

District  No.  2,  T Vest  Roxbury.  —  Joseph  Samuel  Ropes,  Independent,  merchant,  was 
born  in  Boston,  February  6,  1818,  and  educated  in  various  New  England  schools,  and  tho 
Gymnasium  and  University  of  St.  Petersburg.  Mr.  Ropes  has  been  President  of  the  Bos- 
ton  Board  of  Trade,  and  was  in  the  House  in  187"),  '76. 

District  No.  3,  Roxbury. — William  Sterling  King,  Republican,  lawyer,  was  born  in 
>»ew  York  City,  Oct.  6,  1818,  and  educated  at  Union  College.     Ho  was  colonel  and  brevet 


136  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

brig.-general  of  volunteers,  U.  S.  Assessor  of  Internal  Revenue,  and  Register  of  Probata 
for  Suffolk  County.     Ho  was  a  member  of  tho  Houso  in  1855,  '57,  '75  and  '7G. 

District  No.  3,  Roxbury.  —  Henry  W.  Fuller,  Republican,  lawyer,  was  born  in  Hook- 
sett,  N.  H.,  Juno  30,  1840,  and  educated  at  Dartmouth  College,  graduating  in  tho  class  of 
1857.  Ho  served  five  years  in  the  army,  entering  as  private  and  leaving  as  brigadier- 
general,  by  brevet.     Ho  was  in  tho  House  in  1875,  '70  and  '77. 

District  No.  3,  Roxbury.  —  Ebenezer  Adams,  Republican,  mechanical  engineer,  was 
born  in  Norwich,  Conn.,  Dec.  1,  1830,  and  educated  in  that  place.  Ho  was  a  member  of  tho 
Roxbury  Common  Council  for  two  years,  and  was  a  member  of  the  House  in  1875  and  '70. 

District  No.  4,  Roxbury. — William  Morse,  Republican,  builder  and  carpenter,  was 
born  in  Wiscasset,  Me.,  July  4,  1822.  Ho  was  a  member  of  tho  Roxbury  Common  Council 
for  five  years,  Alderman  one  year,  and  in  tho  Boston  City  Government  three  years. 

District  No.  5,  Dorchester.  —  Frederic  Pierce  Moseley,  Republican,  iron  merchant, 
was  born  in  Dorchester,  September  20,  1820,  and  educated  in  that  place.  He  was  in  tho 
IIouso  in  1875,  '7G. 

District  No.  5,  Dorchester.  — Gardner  A.  Churchill,  Republican,  printer,  firm  of  Rock- 
well &  Churchill,  of  Doston.  He  was  born  in  Dorchester,  May  20,  1830,  and  educated  in 
tho  public  schools  of  that  town.  Ho  loft  school  at  tho  ago  of  fourteen,  and  went  to  sea, 
shipping  in  the  merchant  service  as  sailor,  and  rising  to  tho  rank  of  officer.  During  the 
war  he  was  an  officer  in  the  United  States  Navy.  Ho  was  Junior  Vico-CouitnaiuhT,  De- 
partment G.  A.  R.  for  Massachusetts  in  1872,  and  was  elected  Commander  of  Post  08, 
Dorchester.     Ho  was  a  member  of  the  Houso  in  1875,  '70. 

District  No.  0  Quincy. — John  D.  Whicher,  Republican,  manufacturer,  was  born  in 
Quincy,  December  25,  1825.  Ho  was  a  member  of  tho  House  in  1&76,  and  of  tho  Senate  in 
1877. 

District  No.  1,Braintree.  — James  T.  Stevens,  Republican,  tack  and  nail  manufacturer, 
was  born  in  Braintreo,  June  20,  1835,  and  during  tho  war  was  first  lieutenant  aud  captain 
of  Co.  C,  4th  Regiment,  and  captain  of  Co.  I,  42d  Regiment  Massachusetts  Volunteers.  He 
was  a  member  of  tho  Houso  in  1870. 

District  No.  8,  Weymouth.  —  Elon  Sherman,  Republican,  box-maker,  was  born  in 
Marshfield.  November  5,  1820,  and  educated  in  tho  public  schools.  He  was  a  member  of 
tho  House  in  1870. 

District  No.  8,  Weymouth.  —  William  Sprague  Wallace,  Republican,  machine  boot- 
fitter,  of  Weymouth,  was  born  in  East  Braintreo,  October  11,  1838.  He  was  a  member  of 
tho  House  in  1870. 

District  No.  0,  Holbrook  and  Randolph. — Seth  Mann,  2d,  Republican,  of  Randolph, 
was  born  in  that  town  February  28,  1817,  and  was  graduated  at  Brown  University  in 
1830.  Ho  was  County  Commissioner  three  years,  on  tho  bchool  Committee  four  years, 
Selectman  and  Assessor  eleven  years,  and  Deputy  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue  from 
1802  to  '75.      Ho  was  a  member  of  tho  Houso  in  1801,  '70  and  '77. 

District  No.  10,  Stour/hton.  —  Warren  P.  Bird,  Domocrat,  mechanic,  was  born  in 
Stoughton,  October  18,  1843,  and  received  a  common-school  education.  He  was  a  member 
of  tho  House  in  1S7G. 

District  No.  11,  Canton,  Milton,  Sharon  and  Walpole. — Edward  Lillie  Pierce,  Re- 
publican, lawyer,  of  Milton,  was  born  in  Stoughton,  March  29,  1829,  and  was  educated  at' 
Brown  University  and  tho  Harvard  Law  School,  graduating  from  the  former  in  1850,  and 
tho  latter  in  1852.  At  the  breaking  out  of  tho  war,  ho  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the  3d 
Regiment  Massachusetts  Militia,  and  was  Special  Agent  of  the  United  States  Treasury 
Department  in  L861,'62  in  charge,  of  the  freed  men  and  plantations  i:i  South  Carolina.  The 
following  year  ho  was  Supervising  Agent  of  tho  Treasury  Department  for  tho  Depart- 
ment of  the  South.  Ho  was  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue  for  tho  Third  Massachusetts 
District  from  18G3  to  '66;  District  Attorney  of  Norfolk  and  Plymouth  Counties  from  18GG 
to  18G9;  and  Secretary  of  tho  Board  of  State  Charities  from  1800  to  1874.  Ho  is  tho 
author  of  the  well-known  treatise  on  "  American  Railroad  Law,"  and  of  tho  "  Abstract  of 
Special  Railroad  Laws  of  Massachusetts."  lb?  was  a  member  of  the  House  in  1*75  ami  '70. 
District  No.  II,  Canton,  Milton,  Sharon  mid  Walpoh.  — Elijah  A.  Mouse,  Republican, 
of  Canton,  is  proprietor  of  "The  Rising  Sun  Stove  Polish  Factory."  Ho  was  born  at  South 
Bend,  Ind.,  .May  25,  1841,  his  father,  Rev.  Abnor  MorSe,  having  removed  from  Holliston 
in  this  State,  and  he-  received  a  common-school  education.  Ho  was  a  corporal  in  Co. 
A,  Hli  Regiment  Massachusetts  Volunteors,  and  sorved  in  Virginia  and  Louisiana.  IIo 
was  ;i  member  of  tin'  Bouse  in  ls70. 

District  No.  12,  Foxborowjh,  Medway,  Norfolk  and  Wrentham.  —  David  Allen  Part- 
ridge, Republican,  boot  and  shoo  manufacturer,  of  Medway,  was  born  in  Milford,  April  3, 


CENTENNIAL   CELEBRATIONS.  137 

1833,  and  educated  in  the  public  schools.  During  the  war  Mr.  Partridge  was  first  lieu- 
tenant in  the  4'2d  Massachusetts  Regiment,  adjutant  and  captain  in  the  54th  Regiment, 
and  was  detailed  while  in  service  as  A.  A.  G.,  and  Assistant  Provost  Marshal.  lie  has 
been  Commander  of  "Wilder  L>wight"  Post  105,  G.  A.  R.,  for  frur  years.  IIo  was  a 
member  of  the  Houso  in  187G. 

District  No.  12,  Fnrhomu'jh,  Medway,  Norfolk  and  Wrentham. — Joseph  A.  Kingsbury, 
Democrat,  grocer,  of  Foxborough,  was  born  in  that  town  Aug.  IV,  1837,  and  educated  in 
the  public  schools.     IIo  was  a  member  of  the  House  in  1876. 

Dutrirt  No.  13,  Bcllinyhnm  and  Franklin.  —  Davis  Thayer,  Jr.,  Republican,  manufac- 
turer, of  Franklin,  was  born  in  that  town,  October  20,  1816.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Hou*e  in  1S76. 

District  No.  14,  Dover,  Medfield  and  Needham.  —  James  Mackintosh,  Republican, 
farmer  and  market  gardener,  of  Ncedhatn,  was  born  in  that  town,  April  9,  1S38,  aud  is  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen.     He  was  a  member  of  the  House  in   lST^i,  '77. 

District  No.  15,  Brookline.  —  Moses  Williams,  Jr.,  Republican,  is  a  lawyer,  was  born  in 
West  Roxbury,  December  4,  184G,  and  educated  at  Harvard  College.  He  was  in  the  Huuse 
in  1S74,  '75  and  '76. 


CENTENNIAL    CELEBRATIONS,   JULY  4th. 


[In  nearly  every  town  in  the  county  the  day  was  observed  by  processions,  speeches,  bonfires 
and  illuminations,  but  those  named  below  were  municipal  celebrations.] 

BEAIaTREE. 

At  the  annual  town  meeting,  in  March,  an  appropriation  was  made  and  a  Committee  of 
Arrangements  appointed,  consisting  of  Elias  Ilayward,  Elisha  Thayer,  N.  E.  Hollis,  James 
T.  Stevens,  Josephus  Shaw,  S.  A.  Rates  and  A.  T.  Pratt,  to  arrange  for  a  proper  observance 
of  the  4th  of  July  by  the  town  of  Braintree. 

The  exercises  of  the  day  were  as  follows:  Introductory  Address,  by  Elias  Ilayward; 
Prayer,  by  Rev.  T.  A.  Emerson;  Address,  by  Asa  French,  Esq.,  President  of  the  Day; 
Reading  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence  from  the  original  records  of  the  town,  by 
Samuel  A.  Bates,  Town  Clerk;  Oration,  by  Hon.  Francis  A.  Hobart;  Reading  of  Centen- 
nial Ode,  by  A.  T.  Pratt;  Music,  by  Braintree  Brass  Band;  Singing,  by  select  choir  under 
direction  of  M.  A.  Perkins.  In  the  evening  there  were  grand  displays  of  fireworks  and 
burning  of  tar-barrels  at  several  prominent  places  in  the  town. 

B  R  O  O  K  r,  I IV  E  . 

The  Committee  of  Arrangements  having  in  charge  the  celebration  of  the  4th  of  July 
consisted  of  tho  following  citizens  :  Edward  I.  Thomas,  Chairman;  Murray  M.  Wing, 
Secretary;  Wm.  I.  Bowditch,  Henry  M.  Whitney,  Charles  U.  Cotting,  Wm.  II.  Wilder, 
James  M.  Cudman,  Frank  W.  Lawrence,  George  P.  Richardson,  Moses  Williams,  Jr., 
William  B.  Sears,  Alfred  Kenrick,  Jr.,  Benj.  F.  Baker,  Philip  Duffy,  Michael  DriscoII, 
Henry  Mason,  Francis  Hunnewell,  R.  G.  F.  Candage,  J.  Emery  Hoar,  Wm.  II.  Lincoln, 
Charles  II.  Drew,  Howard  N.  Brown,  Warren  Goddard,  Jr.,  Charles  II.  Stearns,  Alexander 
S.  Arthur. 

A  national  salute  of  thirty-eight  guns  was  fired  and  the  bells  rang  at  sunrise,  noon  and 
sunset.  At  6.30,  A.  M.,  two  American  elms  wore  set  out  in  front  of  tho  Town  Hall  with 
singing  and  a  dance  around  tho  trees  by  the  school-children.  A  procession  consisting  of 
Grand  Army  Post  143,  tho  Fire  Department  and  the  several  civic  societies,  with  a  military 


13S  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

escort  of  tho  Boston  Fusileers  and  the  Brooklino  Cadets,  marched  at  8,  A.  M.,  through  the 
principal  streets  of  the  town.  At  11,  A.  M.,  there  was  a  meeting  of  tho  citizens  in  the 
Town  Hall,  presided  over  by  William  I.  Bowditch,  Chairman  of  tha  Board  of  Selectmen, 
the  exercises  of  which  were  as  follows:  Music,  by  the  Orchestra  ;  Prayer,  by  Rev.  Henry 
C.  Mabie;  Centennial  Hymn,  written  by  John  G.  Whittier,  and  sung  by  tho  children's 
chorus;  Introductory  Remark?,  by  the  Chairman ;  Music;  Roading  of  tho  Declaration  of 
Independence,  by  Francis  Lewis  Welltnau;  Song,  by  Myron  W.  Whitney;  Address,  by 
Wendell  Phillips;  Keller's  American  Hymn,  by  children's  chorus;  Address,  by  Edward 
Atkinson;  Music,  by  Orchestra;  Star  Spanyled  Banner,  sung  by  M.  W.  Whitney;  My 
Country,  'tis  of  Thee,  sung  by  children's  chorus;  Address,  by  Charles  H.  Drew,  followed  by 
the  Benediction.  In  the  evening,  displays  of  old-fashioned  bonfires  of  tar-barrels  were 
made  on  Corey  and  other  hills. 

CA5TOS. 

The  day  was  celebrated  under  the  direction  of  a  Committee  of  Arrangements,  consisting  of 
Messrs.  Thomas  E.  Grover,  Chairman;  J.  Mason  Everett,  Elija'a  A.  Morse,  Ezra  S.  Brewster, 
Samuel  H.  Capen,  Arthur  C.  Kollock,  David  T.  Hagan,  W.  Henry  Bense  and  Frank  L. 
Gates.  The  exercises,  which  took  place  in  the  meeting-house  of  the  First  Congregational 
Parish,  were  as  follows:  Organ  Voluntary,  by  Miss  Clara  B.  Lopez;  Reading  from  tho 
Scriptures,  by  Rev.  John  W.  Savage;  Prayer,  by  Rev.  W.  H.  Sa very;  Paine's  Centennial 
Hymn,  by  chorus;  Introductory  Address,  by  Thomas  E.  Grover;  Chorus;  Reading  of  tho 
Declaration  of  Independence,  by  Miss  J.  Annie  Bonso;  Keller's  American  Hymn,  by 
chorus;  Historical  Address,  by  Hon.  Charles  Eudicott;  '.The  Star  Spangled  Banner,  by 
chorus;  Addresses,  by  citizens;  Singing  of  America,  by  chorus  and  audience,  followed  by 
Benediction,  by  Rev.  Clifton  Fletcher.  In  tho  evening,  displays  of  fireworks  were  made 
at  sevoral  points. 

PRMHLIBf. 

A  large  meeting  of  the  citizens  was  held,  which  was  presided  over  by  Hon.  Joseph  G. 
Ray.  After  prayer,  by  Rev.  St.  John  Ohambre,  America  was  sung  by  the  audience,  fol- 
lowed by  the  Reading  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  by  Miss  Mary  A.  Bryant. 
Waldo  Daniels  acted  as  Toastmastcr,  the  first  sentiment  boing  "  The  Day  wo  Celebrate," 
which  was  responded  to  by  Rev.  St.  John  Chambre.  "  Tho  Spirit  of  tho  Hour"  was  re- 
sponded to  by  Rev.  Mr.  Short;  "Our  Flag  in  1776  and  1S7G,"  by  Rev.  W.  M.  Thayer; 
"Reminiscences  of  Franklin,"  by  Stophen  W.  Richardson;  "Our  Fathers  of  the  Past 
Contury,"  by  Rev.  W.  II.  Daniels,  of  Illinois;  "Our  Public  Schools,"  by  Rev.  S.  W. 
Squire;  "  Then  and  Now,"  by  James  M.  Stewart,  of  tho  Franklin  "  Register,"  "  The  Col- 
leges of  America,"  by  A.  Barclay  Fletcher;  and  tho  closing  sentiment,  "Tho  Church, 
Past  and  Present,"  by  Rev.  Geo.  W.  Ryan.  After  music  by  the  band,  an  amplo  collation 
was  served.  Tho  exercises  of  the  day  closed  with  a  display  of  fireworks  in  tho 
evening. 

MED  WAY. 

Tho  day  was  celebrated  by  a  meeting  of  tho  citizens  in  Shumway's  Grove,  at  West  Med- 
way, at  which  Charles  II.  Deans,  Esq.,  acted  as  President  of  the  Day.  A  procession  of 
citizens  in  carriages,  preceded  by  a  cavalcado  and  followed  by  those  on  foot,  marched 
through  the  principal  streets  of  West  Medway  to  tho  grove,  where  the  exorcises  were  as 
follows:  Prayer,  by  Hev.  E.  0.  Jameson; '  Heading  of  tho  Declaration  of  Independence,  by 
[Ion.  M.  M.  Fisher;  Oration,  by  Rev.  S.  J.  Axtcll,  Jr. ;  and  Music  by  the  West  Medway 
Band.  A  fino  collation  was  furnished  by  tho  citizens  of  West  Medway.  There  was  a  dis- 
play of  fireworks  in  the  oyening. 


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HYDE    PARK. 

Tho  day  was  celebrated  with  great  enthusiasm,  commencing  with  a  procession  in  tho 
morning,  followed  by  a  meeting  of  the  citizens  in  tho  grove  at  the  corner  of  Austin  and 
West  streets,  which  was  presided  over  by  Edwin  R.  Walker,  Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Selectmen.  Tho  exercises  were  in  the  following  order:  Singing  by  chorus;  Prayer,  by 
Rev.  Perley  B.  Davis:  Singing  of  Keller's  American  Hymn,  by  the  chorus;  Reading  of  tho 
Declaration  of  Independence,  by  Mr.  G.  Fred.  Gridley;  Singing  of  The  Star  Spangled 
Banner,  by  Miss  M.  C.  Pollard;  Oration,  by  Hamilton  A.  Hill;  closing  with  the  singing 
of  America,  by  tho  audience.  At  4  o'clock,  P.  M.,  union  religious  services  wero  held  in  the 
Orthodox  Church,  which  wero  opened  with  prayer  by  Rev.  Mr.  Alderman,  followed  by 
remarks  by  Theodore  D.  Weld,  Rev.  P.  B.  Davis,  and  Rev.  J.  H.  Gilbert,  and  closing  with 
prayer  by  Rev.  Mr.  Gilbert.  At  7  o'clock,  P.  M.,  an  immense  meeting  was  held  in  Everett 
square,  for  tho  purpose  of  dedicating  the  new  pump  presented  to  tho  town  by  the  Women's 
Temperance  Union  of  Hydo  Park.  Mr.  Walker  presided  at  the  dedication;  an  address 
was  made  by  Mr.  Edward  J.  Humphrey,  followed  by  a  choice  original  poem  by  Mr. 
Charles  F.  Gerry.  A  flag,  the  gift  of  Mr.  N.  H.  Tucker,  was  then  presented  by  Miss 
Nettie  B.  Richardson,  and  accepted  by  Mr.  Humphrey  in  a  brief  speech,  after  which  the 
flag  was  run  up  to  tho  mast-head  amid  the  cheers  of  tho  assembled  multitudo.  A  regatta 
and  an  exhibition  of  athletic  sports  wore  among  the  other  attractions,  and  at  night  a  grand 
exhibition  of  fireworks  closed  the  stirring  observanco  of  the  day. 

NORWOOD, 

Tho  celebration  of  tho  day  was  under  tho  direction  of  a  Committee  of  Arrangements  con- 
sisting of  Francis  Tinker,  Rev.  Georgo  Hill,  Goo.  E.  Draper,  Francis  0.  Winslow  and  W. 
E.  Locke.  A  procession  was  formed  at  10  o'clock,  which  marched  to  Highland  Grove 
where  the  exorcises  took  placo  in  tho  following  order:  Address  of  welcome,  by  Rev.  George 
Hill;  Song  of  welcome,  composed  by  Francis  Tinker,  and  sung  by  tho  Alpine  Quartette; 
Introductory  Remarks  by  W.  E.  Locke.  President  of  the  Day;  Prayer,  by  Rev.  J.  P.  Bixby; 
Reading  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  by  Francis  0.  Winslow;  Music  by  tho  band, 
and  Singing  by  the  quartette,  after  which  Curtis  Guild,  of  Boston,  gave  a  patriotic  address 
suited  to  tho  occasion.  Mr.  Sanford  Mitchell  sang  the  "  Sword  of  Bunker  Hill,"  and  the 
audience  joined  in  singing  an  original  ode,  written  for  the  occasion  by  Rev.  Theron  Brown, 
after  which  addresses  were  made  by  Edwin  Thompson  and  others.  In  tho  afternoon  a  pic- 
nic was  held  in  tho  grove  under  tho  auspices  of  the  Norwood  Reform  Club,  and  in  the 
evening  there  was  au  excellent  display  of  fireworks. 

QUIJVCY. 

At  tho  annual  town  meeting,  a  committee  was  appointed,  consisting  of  Messrs.  Edward 
Whichcr,  Henry  F.  Barker,  and  James  II.  Slacio,  to  mako  tho  necessary  arrangements  for 
a  centennial  celebration  of  tho  -ith  of  July.  SCOO  was  appropriated  for  tho  purpose,  and 
$000  additional  was  raised  by  subscription.  Tho  day  was  celebrated  by  exercises  in  Yale's 
mammoth  tent,  erected  on  land  of  Mr.  James  Edwards,  on  Granite  street.  A  processiou 
was  formed,  under  tho  direction  of  Edward  Whichcr,  Chief  Marshal,  which  marched  to 
tho  tent,  whero  James  II.  Slade  presided.  Tho  exorcises  were  as  follows:  Singing,  under 
direction  of  Mr.  John  Farley;  Reading  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  by  six  young 
ladies;  Opening  Address  on  tho  early  history  of  Quincy,  by  Charles  Francis  Adams,  Jr. ; 
History  of  tho  First  Church,  by  Edwin  W.  Marsh;  History  of  Christ  Church,  by  Rev. 
R.  II.  Howe;  History  of  tho  Universalist  Church,  by  Rev.  G.  W.  Whitney;  IIi-t(  ry  of  the 
Evangelical  Church  and  Society,  by  Rev.  Edward  Norton;  History  of  tho  Baptist  Church, 


140  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

by  Rev.  C.  II.  Rowe;  Sketches  of  Quincy,  Hancock  and  Adams,  by  Professor  W.  R.  Dim- 
mock;  of  the  Public  Schools  of  Quincy,  by  Col.  Parker;  and  of  Quincy  during  tho 
late  war,  by  Charles  H.  Porter.  There  was  also  a  regatta,  entertainments  for  the  children 
during  tho  day,  and  fireworks  in  tho  evening. 

RAWDOLPn. 

Tho  town,  at  its  annual  meeting,  appropriated  $300  to  defray  tho  expenso  of  celebrating 
tho  4th  of  July,  and  choso  tho  following  Committee  of  Arrangements:  J.  White  Belcher, 
Jonathan  Wales,  John  F.  Kilton,  Seth  Turner  and  James  A.  Tower,  with  tho  Selectmen. 
Subsequently,  the  committee  organized  by  the  choice  of  J.  Whito  Belcher,  Chairman,  and 
Jonathan  Wales,  Secretary.  The  sum  appropriated  by  the  town  not  being  deemed  suffi- 
cient for  the  purpose,  a  Centennial  Tea-Party  realized  a  further  sum  of  $300,  which  was 
given  in  aid  of  the  celebration. 

On  tho  4th  of  July  a  procession  was  formed,  under  tho  direction  of  Capt.  Hiram  C.  Alden 
Chief  Marshal,  which  inarched  through  the  principal  streets,  the  houses  and  public 
buildings  being  finely  decorated.  At  two  o'clock  a  meeting  of  the  citizens  was  held  at  tho 
Town  Hall,  presided  over  by  John  T.  Flood,  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen,  and  an 
oration  was  delivered  by  Rev.  John  C.  Labaree.  A  display  of  firoworks  in  tho  ovening 
closed  the  celebration. 

stougixto:v. 

In  tho  morning  a  procession  was  formed,  which  marched  to  High-School  Grove,  wero  tho 
exercises  were  as  follows  :  Prayer,  by  Rev.  J.  Livsoy ;  Music,  by  a  select  choir;  Reading 
of  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  by  Francis  Capon;  Oration,  by  Halsey  J.  Boardman,  of 
Boston.  At  twelve  o'clock  dinner  was  served,  after  which  addresses  were  made  by  Rev. 
E.  II.  Capen,  Presidont  of  Tufts  College,  and  a  native  of  tho  town,  A.  M.  Leonard,  of 
Boston,  and  others.     There  was  a  fine  display  of  firoworks  in  tho  evening. 

A  gathering  of  citizens  was  hold  at  Massapoag-Lako  Grove,  at  which  William  R.  Mann 
acted  as  President  of  tho  Day.  The  Declaration  of  Independence  was  read  by  Rev.  A, 
P.  Chute;  selections  from  tho  Scriptures  were  road  by  Rev.  H.  C.  Weston;  and  prayer  was 
offered  by  Rev.  Lyman  Partridge.  George  W.  Gay  gave  the  history  of  tho  churches,  and 
William  I!.  Wickes  tho  early  municipal  history  of  the  town.  Music  was  furnished  by  tho 
Citizens'  Brass  Band;  and  vocal  music,  under  tho  direction  of  Sanford  Waters  Billings, 
was  also  given.     In  tho  ovening  a  bonfire  was  kindled  on  Mouse  Hill,  as  in  the  olden  time. 


BURNING-    OF   MEDFIELD. 

Tho  Bi-Centcnnial  Anniversary  of  tho  Burning  of  tho  Town  of  Medfiold,  by  the  IndianSj 
in  1076,  was  celebrated  by  tho  citizens  of  tho  town,  February  21st,  18TG,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  a  Committeo  of  Arrangements,  consisting  of  Rev.  C.  C.  Sowall,  llov.  J.  M.  II.  Eaton, 
and  Messrs.  Jacob  R.  Cushman,  Charles  Ilainant,  and  James  Hcwins.  Bells  wero  rung 
and  salutes  fired  at  morning,  noon  and  evening.  The  literary  exorcises  took  place  at  the 
Tun  Hall,  and  consisted  of  an  Opening  Address  by  Rev.  Charles  C.  Sewall,  President  of  tho 
Day;  Prayer,  by  Itev.  J.  M.  R.  Eaton;  Singing  of  St.  Martin's  by  tho  audience;  Historical 
Address  by  Robert  R.  Bishop,  Esq.,  of  Newton,  a  native  of  .Med  field;  and  an  appropriate  poem 
by  James  Ilowins,  Esq.  A  recoss  was  then  taken  for  a  collation  in  tho  vestry  of  tho  Uni- 
tarian Church.  At  '2,  I\  M.,  tho  oxorcises  in  the  Town  Hall  wore  resumed  by  singing  a 
bymu,  written  for  tho  occasion  by  Rev.  J.  11.  Allen,  of  Cainbridgo,  followed  by  addrosscs 


TOWN   OFFICERS,    1776.  141 

from  the  President  of  tho  Day;  Hon.  J.  B.  D.  Cogswell,  of  Yarmouth;  Rev.  Theron  Brown, 
of  Norwood;  Henry  D.  Hyde,  Esq.,  of  Boston;  Rev.  Charles  Hammond,  of  Monson;  Mr. 
D.  T.  V.  Iiuntoon,  of  Canton;  Mr.  Edward  A.  II.  Allen,  of  Sherborn  ;  Rev.  S.  W.  Bush, 
(f  Boston,  and  others.  The  exercises  closed  with  prayer  by  Rev.  Mr.  Crane.  The  pro- 
ceedings of  the  day,  including  the  admirable  address  of  Mr.  Bishop,  have  been  published 
in  an  elegant  pamphlet. 


WEVSLOW    PARK,    NORWOOD. 

Wiuslow  Park,  a  new  park  laid  out  on  the  corner  of  Walpole  and  Chapel  streets,  Norwood, 
by  George  Wiuslow,  and  his  sons,  was  dedicated  on  Monday,  November  Cth.  Mr.  Francis 
0.  Wiuslow  made  the  opening  address,  followed  by  a  patriotic  address  by  Rev.  J.  P.  Bixby. 
Mr.  George  Winslow,  seventy-six  years  old,  run  up  a  beautiful  flag  from  tho  elegant  staff 
which  adorns  tho  enclosure,  amidst  music  by  the  band  and  tho  shouts  of  the  assembled 
multitude.     The  houses  in  tho  vicinity  were  finely  illuminated. 


TOWX   OFFICERS,   1776. 


BELLO'GHA)!. 

Annual  meeting,  March  Gth,  1776.  Moderator,  Stephen  Metcalf,  Esq.;  Town  Clerk, 
Aaron  Holbrook;  Selectmen,  Stephen  Metcalf,  Eliphalet  Holbruok,  Jonathan  Draper,  Elias 
Thayer,  Elisha  Aldeu;  Assessors,  Stephen  Metcalf,  Samuel  Scott,  Jr.,  Aaron  Holbrook; 
Over  urs  of  the  Pojr,  Benjamin  Partridge,  Samuel  Scott,  Joseph  Chilson;  Treasurer, 
Joseph  Thompson;  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection  and  Safety,  Joseph  Holbrook, 
Seth  Hall,  John  Metcalf,  Samuel  Darling,  Ezekiel  Bates;  Constables,  Job  Partridge, 
Joshua  Darling;  Surveyors  of  Highways,  Melaciah  Pond,  Levi  Roekwood,  Ebenozor 
Thayer,  Asahel  Holbrook,  Ezekiel  Thayer,  Ezekiel  Cook,  Benjamin  Partridge,  Jr.,  Israel 
Whitaker. 

BRAIXTREE. 

Annual  meeting,  March  4,  1776.  Moderator,  Samuel  Niles;  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer, 
Elisha  Niles.  Mr.  Niles  dying  in  June,  at  meeting  held  July  o,  Ebenezer  Thayer  was 
chosen  to  fill  the  vacancy.  Selectmen,  Assessors,  and  Overseers  of  Poor,  Norton  Quiney*, 
Esq.,  Capt.  Peter  B.  Adams,  Dea.  James  Pen ni man,  Maj.  Edmund  Soper,  Col.  Jonathan 
Bass,  Thomas  Penuimau,  Esq.,  Samuel  Niles,  Esq.;  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection 
and  Safety,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Billings,  Mr.  James  Clark,  Dea.  Daniel  Arnold,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Thayer,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wales,  Elisha  Niles,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Saweu,  Mr.  Nathaniel 
Belcher,  Jr.,  Dr.  Ephraim  Wales;  Wardens,  Joseph  Brackett,  Elisha  Niles,  Samuel  Jones; 
Constables,  ('apt.  I'eter  B.  Adams,  Joshua  Hay  ward,  Hubart  Clark;  Tythitiymcn,  Samuel 
Hi--.  Samuel  Arnold*,  Capt.  Joseph  Hay  ward;  Fire  Wardens,  Moses  Adams,  James  Thayer, 
Seth  Man,  Jr.;  Surveyors  of  Highways,  Dea.  Ebenezer  Adams,  James  Clark,  Capt.  Peter 
B.  Adams,  Thompson  Baxter,  Josiah  Veasoy,  Pearson  Hayward,  Jona.  Thayer,  Capt.  Moses 
French,  Samuel  Holbrook,  Thomas  II  His,  Jr.,  Dea.  Peuniman,  Jeromiah  Thayer,  Daniel 
White,  Simeon  Thayer,  Samuel  Belcher,  Peter  Thayer,  Moses  Spear,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Saw- 
ing; Committee  to  support  petition  to  moke  Braintree  the  shire  town  of  contemplated  new 
county,  Norton  Quiney,  Elisha  (files,  Jonathan  Bass,  Edmund  Soper,  Thomas  Penniman, 
Capt.  I'eter  B.  Adams,  Capt.  Edmund  Billings,  Mr.  Samuel  Holbrook  and  Dr.  Ephraim 
Wales. 

u  r  o  o  k  r,  i  :v  l : . 

Annual  meeting,  March  11,  177G.  Moderator,  Hon.  Benjamin  White,  Esq.;  Town  Cl<rk, 
Stephen  Sharp;  Selectmen  and  Assessors,  Hon  Benj.  White,  Esq.;  Messieurs  Isaac  Child, 
John  Goddard,   Thomas    Griggs  and   Col.    Thomas   Aspinwall;    Treasurer,  Hon.  Benjamin 


142  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

White,  Esq. ;  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection  and  Safety,  Lt.  John  Heath,  Lt.  Caleb 
Croft,  Capt.  Timothy  Corey;  School  Committee,  Dr.  William  Aspinwall;  Constable  and 
Colin-tor,  Mr.  Elnathan  Winchester;  Wardens,  Samuel  Croft,  Moses  White,  Jr.;  Surveyors 
of  Highways,  Mr.  Samuel  Croft,  Mr.  Samuel  White,  Mr.  Joshua  Woodward,  Mr.  Joshua 
Boylston. 

COHASSET. 

Annual  meeting,  March  4  and  11,  177G.  Moderator,  Abdl  Kent;  Town  Clerk,  Thomas 
Lothrop;  Selectmen  and  Assessors,  Thomas  Lothrop,  Abel  Kent,  Ignatius  Orcutt;  Treasurer, 
Ignatius  Orcutt;  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection  and  Safety,  Thomas  Lincoln, 
Jonathan  Beal,  Jesse  Stephenson,  Lieut.  Stephen  Stodder,  Jerom  Stephenson,  Lot  Nichols, 
Thomas  Brown,  Daniel  Tower,  Daniel  Nichols;  School  Committee,  Aaron  Pratt,  Joseph 
Whitcomb,  Hezekiah  Hudson;  Collector  of  Taxes,  Aaron  Pratt;  Constables,  Joseph  Bates, 
Israel  Whitcomb,  Jr.;  Wardens,  Thomas  Pratt,  Lieut.  Stodder;  Tythingman,  Ephraim 
Lincoln;  Culler  of  Fish  and  Packer  of  Mackerel  and  Culler  of  Hoops  and  Staves,  Micah 
Nichols;    Surveyor  of  Highways,  Job  Turner,  John  Wilcutt,  Obediah  Lincoln,  Isaac  Burr. 

DEWHAM. 

Annual  meeting,  March  4,  1776.  Moderator,  Jonathan  Metcalf;  Town  Clerk,  Isaac 
Whiting;  Selectmen,  Isaac  Whiting,  Goorgo  Gould,  Mr.  Samuel  Damon,  Nath'l  Sumner, 
Esq.,  Mr.  Eleazer  Allen,  Dr.  Joseph  Haven;  Treasurer,  Lieut.  William  Ellis;  Committee 
of  Correspondtnce,  Inspection  and  Safety,  Isaac  Bullard,  Joseph  Whiting,  Dr.  Moses  Bar- 
ker, Capt.  Daniel  Gay,  Mr.  Lemuel  Richards;  Wardens,  Moses  Guild,  Nathan  Eilis,  James 
Draper,  Josiah  Fisher;  Tythingmen,  Eleazer  .Everet,  William  Smith;  Constables,  Timothy 
Draper.  Timothy  Allen,  Asa  Everet,  Ichabod  Ellis,  Benjamin  Farrington  (William  Bad- 
lam,  who  was  also  chosen,  refused  to  serve,  and  paid  tho  sum  of  five  pounds  as  a  fine) ; 
Surveyors  of  Ways,  Timothy  Whiting,  Jr.,  Lemuel  Fales,  Henry  Wight,  Abijah  Draper, 
Nath'l  Richards,  Thomas  Smith,  Ebenezer  Gay,  Nath'l  Kingsbury,  Ebonezer  Everet,  Jr., 
Asa  Everet,  Joseph  Turner,  William  Coney,  Benjamin  Wcatherbee,  John  Richards,  William 
Gay,  Oliver  Ellis,  Asa  Richards,  David  Cleaveland;  Grand  Jurors  for  one  year,  Col.  Eben- 
ezer Battle,  Capt.  John  Eaton,  Dr.  Ralph  Day. 

DORCHESTER. 

Annual  meeting,  March  4  and  11,  1776.  Moderator,  Dea.  Samuel  Topliff;  Town  Clerk 
and  Treasurer,  Noah  Clap;  Selectmen  and  Assessors,  Noah  Clap,  Dea.  Samuel  Topliff,  Mr. 
John  Minott,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Withington,  Mr.  Bernard  Capen;  Constables,  Philip  Welling- 
ton, Samuel  Holden;  Collector  of  Taxes,  Thomas  Clap,  Jr.;  Committee  of  Correspondence, 
Inspection  and  Safety,  John  Minott,  James  Robinson,  Abraham  Wheeler;  Auditors,  Col. 
Samuel  Pierce,  Mr.  Daniel  Leeds;  Tythingmen,  Col.  Ebenezer  Clap,  Joseph  Clap;  Sur- 
vey -irs  of  the  Ways,  John  Humphrey,  Thomas  Moscley,  Capt.  Oliver  Billings,  Capt.  John 
Robinson,  Col.  Samuel  Pierce,  John  Capen,  Jr.,  Soth  Sumner,  Joseph  Clap. 

DOVER   C*l»ei»  Fourth  Precinct  of  Deilham). 

Annual  meeting,  March  18,  1776.  Precinct  Clerk,  Joseph  Haven ;  Precinct  Constables 
and  Assessors,  Joseph  Haven,  Joseph  Fisher,  Jesso  Ellis;  Precinct  Treasurer,  William 
Whiting. 

MEDFIELI). 

Annual  meeting,  March  3,  1776.  Moderator,  Timothy  Dwight;  Town  Clerk  and  Ti ins- 
urer, .John  Baxter;  Selectmen,  John  Baxter,  Simon  Plympton,  Capt.  Samuel  Morse,  John 
Fisher,  Joseph  Clark;  Ai.vft6-.sor*-,  Daniel  Perry,  Eleazar  U'heolock,  Jacob  Clark;  Commit' 
tee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection  and  Safety,  Mr.  Daniel  Perry,  Mr.  Barachius  Mason,  Mr. 
Moses  Bulling,  Capt.  Ephraim  Cheney ;  Constable,  Seth  Smith;  Wardens,  Joseph  Baxter, 
David  Lovell,  Jr.;  Tythingmen,  David  Plympton,  Henry  Harding;  Surveyors  of  Highways, 
Nathan  Adams,  Jona.  Smith,  Jr.,  Abner  Mason. 

MEDWAV. 

Annual  meeting,  March  4,  1776.  Moderator,  Moses  Richardson;  Town  Clerk,  Elijah 
Clarke;  Selectmen,  Capfc.  Jona.  Adams,  Lieut.  Mosos  Adams;  Joseph  Partridge  Jr., 
Ens.  Nathaniel  Partridge,  Ens.  Joseph  Lovell,  Lieut.  Asa  Clark  and  Corl.  James  Pcnni- 


TOJFX    OFFICERS,    1776.  143 

man;  Assessors,  Samuel  Hill,  Jr.,  Henry  Ellis,  Stephen  Adams;  Treasurer,  Henry  Ellis; 
Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection  and  Safety,  Elijah  Clarke,  Major  Josiafa  Fuller, 
Joshua  Patredge,  Simeon  Cullen,  Jatues  Boyden;  Coiistables,  John  Wheeler,  Amos  Rich- 
ardson, George  Barber;  Wardens,  Stephen  Clark,  Nath'l  Patredge;  Tythingmen,  Daniel 
Richardson,  Lt.  Moses  Thompson;  Surveyors  of  Highways,  John  Morse,  Capt.  Job  Plimp- 
ton, Henry  Daniels,  Capt.  Thomas  Metcalf,  Lt.  Nathaniel  Clark,  Lt.  Abu.  Harding. 

MILT03T. 

Annual  meeting,  March  11,  177C.  Moderator,  David  Rawson;  Town  Clerk,  Amariab. 
Blake;  Selectmen,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Tucker,  Amariah  Blake,  Mr.  Ralph  Houghton,  Dca. 
Joseph  Clap,  Mr.  William  Pierce;  Treasurer,  William  Tucker;  Constables,  Mr.  Samuel 
Henshaw,  Mr.  Arthur  Adams;  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection  and  Safety,  Mr. 
William  Badcock,  Major  Joseph  Badcock,  Mr.  John  Swift,  Mr.  Lemuel  ILiw,  Mr.  Stephen 
Badcock;  Surveyors  of  Highways,  Mr.  William  Badcock,  Mr.  Josiah  Vose,  Capt.  Daniel 
Vose,  Mr.  William  Pierce,  Dea.  Joseph  Clap,  Mr.  Nathan  Vose,  Mr.  Ebenezer  Tucker,  Jr., 
Capt.  John  Bradley,  Mr.  Josiah  Marshall,  Mr.  Joseph  Tucker,  Mr.  Moses  Fairbanks,  Mr. 
Nathan  Ford;  Wardens,  Mr.  Joseph  Jones,  Mr.  John  Crehore;  Tythingmen,  Major 
Joseph  Badcock,  Mr.  Cornelius  Gulliver. 

W  E  E  D  H  A  M . 

Annual  meeting,  March  11,  1776.  Moderator,  Dea.  John  Fisher;  Town  Clerk,  Lt. 
Robert  Fuller;  Treasurer,  Mr.  Amos  Fuller;  Selectmen,  Lt.  Robert  Fuller,  Mr.  Timothy 
Newell,  Mr.  William  Fuller,  Mr.  Amos  Fuller,  Mr.  Silas  Alden;  Assessors,  Robert  Fuller, 
Jr.,  Capt.  Robert  Smith,  Jonathan  Kingsbury,  Jr. ;  Constables,  Nathaniel  Ware,  Ephraim 
Stevens,  Josoph  Drury;  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection  and  Safety,  Mr.  John 
Slack,  Mr.  Michael  Metcalf,  Mr.  William  Smith;  Surveyors  of  Highways,  Lt.  Samuel 
Townsend,  Thomas  Fuller,  Capt.  Caleb  Kingsberry,  John  Slack,  Timothy  Fisher,  Ephraim 
Stevens,  Moses  Fisk,  Lt.  Moses  Dullard;  Wardens,  Samuel  Alden,  Josiah  Newell,  Jr., 
Benjamin  Ward,  John  Slack;  Tythingmen,  Ensign  Eliakitn  Cook,  Mr.  Jonathan  Dewing, 
Mr.  Ebenezer  Newell. 

ROXBUBI. 

Annual  meeting,  March  4,  1776.  Moderator,  Mr.  Noah  Perrin;  Town  Cleric,  William 
Gridley;  Treasurer,  Mr.  Noah  Perrin;  Selectmen,  Maj.  Nath'l  Ruggles,  Dea.  David 
Weld,  Col.  Eleazer  Weld,  Col.  Aaron  Davis,  Mr.  Increase  Sumner;  Constables,  Mr.  Joshua 
Bowen,  Mr.  John  Davis,  Mr.  Ebenezer  Weld;  Collectors,  Mr.  Joshua  Bowen,  Capt. 
William  Draper,  Lieut.  Lemuel  May ;  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection  and  Safety, 
Robert  Pierpont,  Esq.,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayo,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Wales,  Dea.  Joseph  Brower, 
Capt.  Joseph  Williams;  Auditors,  Col.  Aaron  Davis,  Maj.  Nath'l  Ruggles,  Capt.  Joseph 
Williams;  Tythingmen,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Parker,  Mr.  Peleg  Heath,  Mr.  Abijah  Seaver,  Mr. 
Isaac  Williams,  Mr.  Ezra  Davis,  Mr.  John  Davis,  tertius;  Surveyors  of  Highways,  Mr. 
John  Brewer,  Mr.  John  Davis  Williams,  Robt.  Pierpont,  Esq.,  Capt.  Samuel  Heath,  Capt. 
Lemuel  Child,  Mr.  Samuel  White,  Dea.  Nath'l  Weld,  Mr.  Joseph  Richards,  Jr.,  Mr.  Paul 
Draper,  Mr.  Henry  Williams,  Mr.  William  Dudley. 

SHAROIV. 

Annual  meeting,  March  11,  1776.  Moderator,  Edmund  Quincy;  Town  Clerk  and  Treas- 
urer, Benjamin  Hewins;  Selectmen  and  Assessors,  Benjamin  Hewins,  Mr.  Ebenezer  Hill, 
Capt.  Edward  Bridgo  Savel;  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection  and  Safety,  Edmund 
Quincy,  Job  Swift,  Ebenezer  Capen,  Nathaniel  Kingsbury,  Nathaniel  Clark;  Constables, 
Samuel  Billings,  2d,  Nehemiah  Carpenter;  Surveyors  of  Ways,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Tisdale, 
Elijah  Baker,  Benjamin  Savel,  Solomon  Gay,  Samuel  Gould,  Ebenezer  Pettee,  Jacob 
Leonard,  Levi  Morse,  John  Comings,  Josiah  Rcbbins,  Jonathan  Billing,  Jr.,  Supply 
Belcher,  William  Lowis;  Wardens,  Oliver  Everet,  Benjamin  Randall;  Tythingman, 
Joshua  Whittemore. 

STOUGHTOS. 

Annual  meeting,  March  4,  1776.  Moderator,  Mr.  Joseph  Billing;  Town  Clerk,  George 
Crossman;  Selectmen,  Messrs.  Benjamin  Gill,  Robert  Swan,  William  Shaller,  Jonathan 
Capon,  Adam  Blackman;  Treasurer,  Esq.  Dunbar;  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspec- 
tion and  Safety,  Elijah   Dunbar,  Peter   Talbot,   Josiah  Pratt,  Theophilus  Curtis,   John 


144  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL.  « 

Kenny,  Christopher  Wadsworth,  David  Lyon;  Wardens,  Henry  Baily,  John  Holmes,  2d; 
Tythingmen,  Elijah  Crane,  James  Pope,  Moses  Waills;  Constables,  Nathaniel  Fisher,  David 
Vinton;  Surveyors  of  Highways,  John  Spear,  Samuel  Blackman,  James  Endicott,  Elijah 
Upham,  William  Wheeler,  Elihu  Crane,  Samuel  Tucker,  Redman  Spur,  Thomas  Moore, 
Hezekiah  Gay,  Samuel  Shepard,  Samuel  Bit-bee,  Seth  Morton,  John  Haward,  Aliezer 
Packard,  Nathaniel  Lindfield,  Simeon  Leach,  Peter  Gay,  Samuel  Commine,  Turrol  Allen, 
Asa  Morse,  David  Capen,  John  Wadsworth. 

WALPOLE. 

Annual  meeting,  March  4,  1776.  Moderator,  Enoch  Ellis;  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer, 
Benjamin  Kingsbury;  Selectmen,  Col.  Seth  Kingsbury,  Major  Seth  Bullard,  Joseph  Day, 
Capt.  Jeremiah  Smith,  Benjamin  Kingsbury,  Jr. ;  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection 
and  Safety,  Capt.  Joseph  Hartshorno,  Enoch  Ellis,  Lieut.  John  Boyden,  Nicholas  Harris, 
Nathan  Kingsbury;  Constables,  Ezekiel  Boyden,  Daniel  Fisher;  Surveyors  of  Highways, 
Jacob  Clap,  Benjamin  Boyden,  Henry  Smith,  Jr.,  Jacob  Gay,  Isaac  Lewis,  Richard  Harts- 
horne;    Tythingman,  Joshua  Allen. 

WEYMOUTH. 

Annual  meeting,  March  11,  1776.  Moderator,  Hon.  James  Humphrey,  Esq.;  Town 
Cleric  and  Treasurer,  Josiah  Waterman;  Selectmen  and  Assessors,  Hon.  James  Humphrey, 
Esq.,  Cotton  Tufts,  Esq.,  Nathaniel  Bayley,  Esq.;  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection, 
and  Safety,  Cotton  Tufts,  Esq.,  Capt.  James  White,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell,  Nathaniel  Bay- 
ley,  Esq.,  Mr.  Daniel  Blancher;  Wardens,  Mr.  Daniel  Torrey,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash,  Capt. 
John  Holbrook,  Jr.,  Mr.  Abner  Pratt;  Tythingmen,  Mr.  Matthew  Porter;  Mr.  John  Jones; 
Constables,  Ensign  Noah  Tirrell,  Capt.  Samuel  Arnold,  Mr.  Jacob  Joy,  Ezra  Tirrell,  Mr. 
Ebenezer  Agan;  Surveyors  of  Highways,  Lieut.  Joshua  Torrey,  Capt.  Asa  White,  Capt. 
Eliphaz  Weston,  Mr.  Matthew  Pratt,  Lieut.  Asa  Dyer,  Major  John  Vining,  Deacon  Samuel 
Blancher,  Lieut.  Hezekiah  White,  Major  Thomas  Holliso,  Mr.  John  Reed,  Jr. 

WREBfTnAM. 

Annual  meeting.  March  4th,  1776.  Moderator,  Mr.  Samuel  Lothbridge;  Town  Clerk, 
John  Messenger;  Treasurer,  Asa  Whiting;  Selectmen,  David  Fisher,  Lemuel  Kollock,  John 


Hall,   Nathan    Man,   Samuel    Allen;    Assessors,  Nathan   Comstock,  Jacob    Pond,  Joseph 
Haw'es;    Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection,  and  Safety,  Samuel  Fisher,  Dr.  Ebenezer 


Joseph  Hill,  John  Richardson;  Surveyors  of  Ways,  James  Holbrook,  Nathan  Blako, 
James  Smith,  John  Everet,  Samuel  Thurston,  John  Chevor,  Benjamin  Ray,  Daniel  Far- 
rington,  James  Chever,  Elisha  Hawos,  Timothy  Fisher,  Jabez  Ware,  John  Clark,  Solomon 
Bla°ko,  Jr.,  Elisha  Richardson,  Joseph  Gould,  Stephen  Blako,  John  Bobbins,  Asa  Aldrich ; 
Tythingmen,  Robort  Blake,  3d,  Aaron  Kingsbury,  Elijah  Ware,  Obadiah  Harris,  Josoph 
Grant. 


ANNEXATIONS 


A1VD    CHANGES   IN  TOWIV  LINES  IN   THE  COUNTY   OF    NORFOLK, 
FROM   1793   TO   1N77. 


Juno  20,  1793.     County  of  Norfolk  established.  — Chap.  72,  Acts  1792. 
February  23,  1797.     Town  of  Canton  set  off  from  Stoughton.  —  2  Sp.  Laws,  118. 
Juno  22,  1797.     Boundary  lino  between  Neeilhain  and  Natick  changed. —  2  Sp.  Laws,  177. 
February  8,  1798.     Part  of  Stoughton  annexed  to  Bridgewater.  —  Chap.  10,  Acts  1798. 
Juno  21,  1803.     An  island  in  Charles  river,  between  Noodham  and  Newton,  annoxod  to 
Newton.  —  3  Sp.  Laws,  224. 


ANNEXATIONS,    ETC.  14") 

February  28,  1804.     Part  of  Sharon  annexed  to  Walpolo  (Ebenezer  Baker  farm). — 3  Sp. 

Laws,  322. 
March  6,  1804.     Part  of  Dorchester  annexed  to  Boston.  —  3  Sp.  Laws,  3G9. 
June  21,    1811.     Part  of  Sharon  annexed  to  Walpole  (12J   acres,  belonging   to   heirs  of 

Jonathan  Fales).  — Chap.  14,  Acts  1811. 
Juno  21,  1811.     Part  of  Dedhatn  annexed  to  Walpole  (Isaac  Smith's  and  John  Ellis,  Jr.'s 

estates). —  Chap.  25,  Acts  1811. 
February  10,  1814.     Part  of  Dorchester  annexed  to  Quincy  (at  Squantum  and  the  Farms). 

—  Chap.  103,  Acts  1813. 

February  3,  1819.  Boundary  line  between  Wrenthram  and  Foxborough  established. — 
Chap.  44,  Acts  1818. 

February  12,  1819.  Part  of  Dorchester  annexed  to  Quincy  (Caleb  Faxon's  estate). — 
Chap  70,  Acts  1818. 

February  21,  1820.  Boundary  line  between  Dorchester  and  Quincy  changed  (at  Squan- 
tum).—Chap  124,  Acts  1819. 

June  14,  1823.  Part  of  Scituato  annexed  to  Cohasset  (homesteads  of  Amasa  Bailey  and 
Caleb  Bailey,  Jr.,  about  90  acres).  —Chap.  28,  Acts  1823. 

February  22,  1825.     Part  of  Brookline  annexed  to  Boston,  and  boundary  line  established. 

—  Chap.  90,  Acts  1824. 

March  3,  1829.     Boundary  line  between  Medway  and  Holliston  chauged. — Chap.   133, 

Acts  of  1828. 
February   18,   1830.     Boundary  lino   between   Wrentham   and    Attleboro'   established. — 

Chap.  48,  Acts  1829. 
Fobruary  7,  1831.     Part  of  Wrentham  annexed  to  Foxborough.  — Chap.  36,  Acts  1830. 
June  17,  1831.     Part  of  Dedham  annexed  to  Dorchester  (28  a.,  1  q.,  29  r.,  owned  by  Abel 

Kenney). — Chap.  3G,  Acts  1831. 
February  23,  1832.     Boundary  lines  between  towns  of  Bellingham,  Franklin  and  Medway 

straightened.  —Chap.  48,  Acts  1832. 
January  30,  1833.     Boundary  lino  between  Sharon  and  Foxborough  established.  —  Chap. 

15,  Acts  1833. 
March  27,  1833,  and  March  28,  1834.     Part  of  Foxborough  annexed  to  Walpole.  —Chap. 

198,  Acts  1833,  Chap.  138,  Acts  18J4. 
March  25,  1834.     Thompson's  Island  set  off  from  Dorchester  and  annexed  to  Boston.  — 

Chap.  102,  Acts  1834. 
March  16,  1836.     Boundary  line  between  Boston  and  Roxbury  established.  —  Chap.  37, 

Acts  1836. 
May  19,  1837.     Boundary  lino  betwoen  Boston  and  Roxbury  changed.  — Chap.  202,  Acts 

1837. 
May  23,  1838.     Part  of  Newton  annexed  to  Roxbury.  —Chap.  167,  Acts  1838. 
March   13,   1839.     Boundary  line  between    Franklin  and  Medway  changed. —  Chap.  48, 

Acts  1839. 
April  19,  1840.     Boundary  line  between  Scituate  and  Cohasset  changed.  — Chap.  58,  Acts 

1840. 
March  25,  1844.     Part  of  Roxbury  annexed  to  Brookline.  —  Chap.  38,  Acts  1844. 
April  30,  1847.     Boundary  line  between  Weymouth  and  Abington  established.  —  Chap. 

138,  Acts  1847. 
April  30,  1847.     Part  of  Canton  annexed  to  Stoughton.  —  Chap.  147,  Acts  1847. 
February  28,  1850.     Part  of  Sharon  annexed  to  Foxborough. — Chap.  47,  Acts  1850. 
Juno  2,  1850.     Part  of  Roxbury  annoxod  to  Boston.  —  Chap.  281,  Acts  1850. 
May  24,  1851.     Town  of  West  Roxbury  set  off  from  City  of  Roxbury.  —  Chap.  250,  Acts 

1851. 
April  21,  1852.     Part  of  Dedham  annexed  to  West  Roxbury.  — Chap.  136,  Acts  1852. 
April  30,  1852.     Part  of  Dedham  annexed  to  Walpole.  —  Chap.  166,  Acts  1852. 
Juno  1,  1855.     Part  of  Dorchester  annexed  to  Quincy  (at  Squantum).  —  Chap.  267,  Acts 

1855. 
May  21,  1855.     Part  of  Dorchester  annexed  to  Boston  (Washington  Village).  — Chap.  468, 

Acts  1855. 
April  24,  1856.     Part  of  Braintreo  annoxod  to  Quincy.  —  Chap.  132,  Acts  1856. 
April  26,  1859.     Boundary  lino  between  Boston  and  Roxburv  changed  and  established.  — 

Chap.  210,  Acts  1859. 
May  8,  1860.    Boundary  line  between  Boston  and  Roxbury  changed.  —  Chap.  172,  Acts  1860. 
April  20,  1861.     Boundary  line  between  Abington  and  Randolph  established.  —  Chap.  86, 

Acts  1861. 


146  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

April  25,  1864.     Part  of  Stoughton  annexed  to  Sharon.  — Chap.  110,  Acts  1864. 

January  6,  18G8.     Roxbury  annexed  to  Boston.  —  Chap.  359,  Acts  1807. 

April   22,    1808.     Town  of  Hyde  Park  set  off  frem  Dorchester,  Dedhatn  and  Milton.  — 

Chaps.  139  and  107,  Acts  18G8. 
January  3,  1870.     Dorchester  annexed  to  Boston.  —  Chap.  349,  Acts  18G9. 
February  23,   1870.     Town  of   Norfolk  set  off   from  Wrentham,  Franklin,  Medway  and 

Walpole.  —  Chap.  35,  Acts  1870. 
April  2,  1870.     Boundary  line  between  Boston  and  West  Roxbury  changed.  — Chap.  146, 

Acts  1870. 
November  4,  1870.     Part  of  Brookline  annexed  to  Boston.  — Chap.  374,  Acts  1870. 
April  19,  1871.     Boundary  lino  between  Norfolk  and  Wrentham  established. — .  Chap.  201, 

Acts  1871. 
February  23,  1872.     Town  of  Norwood  set  off  from  Dedham  and  Walpolo.  —  Chap.  32,  Acts 

1872. 
February  27,  1872.     Boundary  line  between  Dover  and  Walpole  established.  — Chap.  47, 

Acts  1872. 
February  29,  1872.     Town  of  Holbrook  set  off  from  Randolph.  —Chap.  61,  Acts  1872. 
March  7,  1872.     Boundary  line  between  Mendon  and  Bellingham  established.  — Chap.  69, 

Acts  1872. 
April  27,  1872.     Boundary  line   between   Brookline  and  Boston   changed.  —  Chap.  267, 

Acts  1872. 
January  b,  1874.     West  Roxbury  annexed  to  Boston.  — Chap.  314,  Acts  1873. 


NECROLOGY    OF    1876. 


BRAIiVTREE. 

Caleb  Hollis,  for  several  years  a  Selectman  of  the  town,  died  February  9,  aged  81  years, 

1  month,  23  days. 

Joseph  R.  Frazier,  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  for  1876,  died  Sept.  15,  aged  G5 
years. 

BROOKLIIE. 

George  F.  LTomer,  Esq.,  Counsellor-at-Law,  died  of  heart  disease,  April  14,  aged  60  years, 
9  months,  20  days.  lie  was  born  in  Boston,  was  graduated  at  the  Latin  School,  and  at  Amherst 
College  in  1834.  He  early  went  to  Brookline,  where. he  was  a  member  of  the  School  Committee, 
Trustee  of  the  Public  Library  from  1857  to  1875,  and  Representative  to  the  General  Court  in  1S67. 

Dr.  WAITER  Channing,  for  many  years  an  eminent  physician  in  Boston,  died  July  27,  aged 
'.hi  jrears,  3  months,  12  days. 

Col.  Thomas  Aspinwall,  a  native  of  Brookline,  died  in  Boston,  August  11,  aged  99  years, 

2  months,  10  days.  !!<•  was  a  son  of  the  distinguished  Dr.  William  Aspinwall,  and  was  born 
May  23,  1786.  lie  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1304.  In  the  war  of  1812  lie  rendered 
conspicuous  services,  and  in  the  memorable  sortie  from  Fort  Erie  lost  his  left  arm  and  was  other- 
wise sevi  rely  wounded,  [n  1816  he  was  appointed,  by  President  Monroe,  Consul  at  London,  where 
be  remai  led  until  displaced  by  President  Pierce,  in  1854,  when  he  removed  to  Boston,  where  he 
COntinui  d  to  reside  until  his  death. 

De  icon  DAVID  CooltdGE,  died  Nov.  30,  aged  87  years,  8  months,  7  days.  lie  was  born  in 
\V.ii<  rtown,  :ind  was  a  grandson  of  Joseph  Coolidge,  who  was  one  of  the  patriots  who  fell  at  the 
battle  of  Lexington,  April  19,  177">.  Dea.  Coolidge  was  a  resident  of  Brookline,  at  the  same  place 
on  Harvard  strict,  for  more  than  50  years,  and  was  a  deacon  of  the  Allston  Baptist  Church,  lie 
leaves  seven  sons. 

CAIVTOIV. 

I, v.man  Kinsley,  for  many  years  a  prominent  citizen  of  Canton,  died  In  Cambridge,  March 
15,  aged  68  years.  Mr.  Kinsley  was  born  In  Canton,  March  7th,  is. is,  and  succeeded  to  the  busi- 
n<  i  bis  father,  Adam  Kinsley,  as  a  manufacturer  of  iron,  in  which  he  acquired  great  prom- 
inence, lb-  Pi  presented  the  town  In  the  Legislature  of  18-19.  He  was  a  generous  and  public- 
spirited  man,  and  was  highly  esteemed. 

Hon.  John  S.  ELDRIDGE,  for  many  years  a  well-known  resident  of  Canton,  died  in  New 
S  mi,  March  23,  aged  58  ydara  and  6  months,  lie  was  horn  In  Varmoutli,  Sept.  23d,  1819,  an  I 
ifter  finishing  his  course  of  studies  passed  through  the  Law  School  at  Cambridge  in  1842,  and 


KECUOLOGY   OF     1876.  147 

commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Boston.  lie  soon  after  became  connected  with  the  railroad 
Interests  of  New  England,  to  which  he  devoted  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  for  several 
years  Trustee  of  the  Vermont  Central  Railroad,  and  subsequently  President  of  the  Erie  Railroad 
In  New  Y<ik,  and  the  Hartford  and  Erie  Railroad  in  Massachusetts.  He  removed  to  Canton  about 
1853,  where  he  purchased  a  very  large  estate  and  became  an  extensive  breeder  of  Jersey  stock. 
He  represented  the  town  in  the  Legislature  of  1859  and '00,  and  in  1S6.3  was  a  Senator  from  Norfolk 
County.     lie  was  President  of  the  Norfolk  Agricultural  Society  in  1869,  '70  and  '71. 

HORACE  Guild,  a  prominent  farmer  in  Canton,  died  April  J2,  aged  73  years  and  five  months. 
lie  was  a  native  of  South  Dcdham,  but  went  to  Canton  in  1827  and  became  the  owner  of  a  large 
farm,  of  which  he  was  a  highly  successful  cultivator.  He  was  for  many  years  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Selectmen,  Assessors,  and  Overseers  of  the  Poor. 

Lieut.  William  McKendry,  Jr  ,  of  Canton,  died  at  the  Massachusetts  General  Hospital  in 
Boston,  August  9,  aged  51  years.  He  was  born  in  Canton,  August  25th,  1823,  and  alter  receiving 
a  school  education  enlisted  as  a  sailor  before  the  mast  in  an  East  Indiaman,  and  before  many 
years  became  captain.  In  the  war  of  the  rebellion  he  enlisted  in  the  naval  service  under  Farragut, 
where  he  achieved  distinction,  and  at  its  close  was  transferred  to  the  revenue  service.  Exp  >sur  ■ 
in  the  service  brought  on  disease  which  assumed  so  serious  a  form  that  by  the  ad  /ice  of  his  family 
physician  he  was  carried  to  the  hospital,  where  he  seemed  to  be  recovering,  when,  without  war.j- 
mg,  and  whilst  sitting  in  his  chair,  he  suddenly  expired. 

HENRY  Fisher,  a  native  of  Canton,  died  in  that  town,  Sept.  11,  aged  71  years  and  5  months. 

Nathaniel  Wentworth,  a  native  of  Canton,  died  in  that  town,  Nov.  29,  aged  SI  years  and 
5  months. 

Cai>t.  William  McKendry,  a  native  of  Canton,  died  in  that  town.  Dec.  30,  aged  80  years  and 
10  months. 

D  E  D  H  A  M  . 

John  I.  Schermerhorn,  Captain  of  Marines,  U.  S.  N.,  died  of  rheumatism  of  the  heart, 
January  16,  aged  52. 

Mrs.  Patty  E.  Baker,  widow  of  the  late  High  Sheriff,  John  Baker,  died  of  old  age,  February 
14,  aged  85  years,  3  months,  3  days. 

Col.  Luther  Eaton,  died  of  pneumonia,  May  17,  aged  73  years,  10  months. 

Jeremiah  Creiiore,  died  of  old  age,  May  2 ;,  aged  SO  years,  5  months,  i  days. 

Hezekiaii  Whiting,  died  of  Bright'o  disease  of  the  kidneys.  May  31, aged  71  years,  (5  months. 

Mrs.  Amanda  E.,  wife  of  Henry  ditchings,  and  daughter  of  the  late  Frederick  Taft,  died  of 
consumption,  August  21,  aged  4J  years,  11  days.  Mrs.  H.  was  for  many  years  a  much  respected 
teacher  in  West  Roxbury. 

HENRY  Cormerais,  died  September  3,  aged  56  years,  4  months,  10  days. 

Mrs.  Maria  M.,  widow  of  the  late  Rev.  John  Lathrop,  Chaplain  U.  S.  N.,  died  October  16, 
ag  id  74  years,  5  months. 

Mrs.  Carrie  E.,  wife  of  Alfred  Hewins,  died  of  typhoid  fever,  October  21,  aged  33  years,  3 
months.     "A  spirit  pure  and  bright,  with  something  of  an  angel  light." 

Mrs.  Mary  K.,  widow  of  the  late  Thomas  Sherwin,  and  daughter  of  the  late  Col.  Daniel  L. 
Gibbons  of  Boston,  died  of  paralysis,  October  27,  aged  6")  years,  10  months.  6  days. 

John  Skillen  Houghton,  a  native  of  Dcdham,  died  at  Philadelphia,  of  apoplexy,  December 
11,  in  the  6  itta  year  of  his  age.  He  learned  the  trade  of  a  printer  of  Herman  Mann,  Sen.,  and 
before  his  majority  edited  and  published  the  "Dedham  Patriot  and  Canton  Gazette, "which  had  a 
large  circulation.  In  1839  and  '40  he  was  the  Washington  correspondent  of  the  Boston  "Atlas."  He 
was  also  one  of  the  publishers  and  editors  of  the  Boston  "Daily  Mail."  Heafterwards  removed  to 
Philadelphia,  where  he  acquired  a  handsome  property,  and  became  the  Pre  ident  d' the  Pennsyl- 
vania Horticultural  Society,  in  the  operations  of  which  he  took,great  interest. 

DORCHESTER. 

JonN  Mears,  for  many  years  a  prominent  citizen  of  Dorchester,  died  April  20,  aged  SO  years, 
7  months,  8  days.     He  was  born  in  Roxbury,  S  iptcmher  21,  1795,  but  when  a  few  months  old  his 

removed  to  Dorchester,  where  he  ever  after  lived.  Whci  26  years  of  age  h  •  was  ch  if  a 
tr.  asurcr  of  the  town,  and  continued  in  the  office  for  seventeen  successive  years,  and  filled  various 

f  trust  and  responsibility  for  many  years  afterward.  In  1831  h  ibecam  i  a  partm  r  with  the 
late  I '  vid  and  Lorenzo  Prouty  in  the  manufacture  of  ploughs,  and  it  was  by  that  firm  that  the 
eelebrated  "  centre-draft  plough  "  was  invented,  which  obtained  the  bronze  medal  at  the  World's 

Fairin  London,  the  great  gold  medal  from  Nicholas  I.,  Emperor  of  all  the  Russias,  and  the  first 
prize  from  the  Massachusetts  State  Agricultural  B  iciety  at  Worcester.  This  centre-draft  princi- 
ple has  -i  ice  been  adopted  by  nearly  every  plough  manufacturer  in  the  country.  Mr.  M  cars  Iir>t 
successfully  usi  d  and  brought  into  operation  in  B  >ston  cooking  stoves  using  anthracite  coal  as 
fuel,  and  many  of  his  cooking  and  parlor  stoves  are  yet  in  use.  He  was  highly  esteemed  for  his 
business  capacity  and  strict  integrity. 

REV.  A.  R.  BaEER,  D.D.,  died  April  30th,  aged  72  years.  He  was  a  native  of  Franklin, 
and  was  graduated  at  Amherst  <  lollcge  in  1835.  He  studied  theology  at  Andovcr,  and  wa  •  settled 
over  Evangelical  churches  in  Medford,  Lynn,  Needham  and  South  Boston,  but  had  resided  in 
Dorchester  several  years.  He  was  n  man  of  decided  literary  culture,  but  of  very  conservative 
views  on  religious  and  political  topics. 

DOVER. 

Luther  Richards,  for  many  years  a  prominent  citizen  of  Dover,  died  of  cancer,  at  the 
Mas  -,i-  husetts  General  Hospital,  in  Boston,  July  1,  aged  63  years.     lie  was  born  in  Dover,  April 


148  NORFOLK   COUNTY  MANUAL. 

27th,  1809.  lie  was  for  many  years  Town  Clerk  and  Selectman,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Con- 
stitutional Convention  in  1S53.  He  was  for  many  years  Superintendent  of  the  Unitarian  Sunday 
School  in  Dover.  During  the  last  years  of  his  life  he  resided  in  Boston,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  the  leather  business.     He  was  an  honest,  kind-hearted,  public-spirited  man. 

Abneh  L.  Smith,  died  of  heart  disease,  August  15,  aged  53  years,  6  months,  23  days.  Mr. 
Smith  was  Town  Clerk  of  Dover  for  17  years,  resigning  April  18th  on  account  of  sickness.  He 
was  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  nine  years,  Assessor  two  years,  member  of  the  School 
Committee  tws  years,  Constable  twenty  years,  and  in  1S69  represented  the  towns  of  Dover, 
Medfield  and  Needharn  in  the  General  Court.    He  was  a  most  useful  and  respected  citizen. 

HOLBBOOH. 

Hon.  Zenas  French,  died  November  10,  aged  78  years,  9  months,  3  days.  Mr.  French  was 
one  of  the  Selectmen  of  Randolph  for  seventeen  years,  and  represented  the  town  in  the  General 
Court  in  1837  and  1839.     In  1852  he  was  a  Senator' from  Norfolk  County. 

MEDWAY. 

Deacon  Paul  Daniels,  born  in  Medway  July  7,  1789,  died  February  15th,  aged  86  years, 
7  months.  He  was  for  many  years  prominent  in  towii  and  church  affairs,  and  represented  the 
town  in  the  General  Court  in  18;'3,  '34,  '35  and  '40. 

Rev.  Sewall  Hahding,  a  native  of  Medway,  and  for  many  years  pastor  of  the  church  in  the 
East  parish,  died  in  Auburndale,  April  12,  aged  83  years.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Union  College 
in  ISIS. 

Hon.  Warren  Lovering,  died  August  21,  aged  80  years.  Mr.  Lovering  was  born  in  Fra- 
mingham,  but  early  removed  to  Medway,  where  he  passed  his  life.  He  was  graduated  at  Brown 
University  in  1817,  and  soon  commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Medway  Village.  He  was  for 
several  years  Chairman  of  the  School  Committee,  and  represented  the  town  in  the  General  Court 
in  1826,  '27,  '29,  '30,  '31,  '32,  '36,  '47.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Executive  Council  of  Gov- 
ernor Everett  in  1836,  '37  and  '38.  He  was  appointed  Bank  Commissioner  by  Governor 
Everett  in  1839,  and  held  the  office  until  it  was  abolished.  The  latter  years  of  his  life  were  passed 
in  retirement. 

MILTOW. 

Philarmon  Ruggles,  a  native  of  Walpole,  N.  H.,  died  April  15,  of  heart  disease,  aged  78 
years. 

Mrs.  Mary  Dustin,  a  native  and  resident  of  Milton,  died  in  the  Isle  of  Wight,  of  consumption, 
Nov.  20,  aged  37  years. 

MORFOLK. 

Joel  H.  Robinson,  a  well-known  farmer,  died  May  14,  aged  69  years. 

1VORWOOX). 

Rev.  Harrison  G.  Park,  died  June  26,  aged  69  years,  11  months.  Mr.  Park  was  son  of 
Rev.  Dr.  Calvin  Park,  of  Stoughton,  and  brother  of  Prof.  Edwards  A.  Park,  of  Andover.    He 

was  a  graduate  of  Brown  University  in  1824,  and  for  many  years  was  a  preacher  of  the  Trin- 
itarian faith.     The  latter  years  of  his  life  were  devoted  to  the  temperance  cause. 

Hon.  Joseph  Day  died  of  apoplexy,  September  26th.  Mr.  Day  was  a  native  of  Walpole, 
but  removed  to  South  Dedbam  at  an  early  age,  where  for  many  years  he  carried  on  the  currying 
business,  in  which  he  amassed  a  handsome  property.  He  took  an  active  interest  in  town  affairs, 
and  was  a  representative  to  the  General  Court  in  1S45  and  '46.  He  represented  the  Second 
Norfolk  District  in  the  State  Senate  in  1801  and  '62.  lie  was  elected  a  Director  of  the  Dedhain 
Bank  in  1S55  and  continued  in  the  office  until  his  death.     He  was  69  years  of  age. 

QTTIIVCY. 

Jeffrey  R.  Brackett,  died  October  26,  aged  61  years. 

Iva\n\  < '.  Ai>\ms,  aged  2  years  and  8  months,  died  April  11th,  and  JOHN  Q.  ADAMS,  Jr., 
aged  14  years,  died  April  12th.  They  were  children  of  John  Quincy  and  Fanny  C.  Adams,  and 
died  of  diphtheria. 

RAIVDOLPH. 

Hon.  JAMES  MAGOIRE,  a  native  of  South  Carolina,  but,  for  many  years  a  prominent  boot 
manufacturer  In  Randolph,  died  of  paralysis,  Kel>.  is,  aged  09  years,  3  months,  27  days.  Mr. 
Magaire  was  a  Senator  for  Norfolk  County  in  1S46  and  '47. 

ATHEBTON  WAXES  died  April 20,  aged  69  years,  4  months,  8  days.  Mr.  Wales  was  President 
of  the  Randolph  Savings  Bank  from  April  1,1858,  until  his  death. 

John  Alden,  a  prominent  boot  manufacturer,  died  of  kidney  disease,  August  2d,  aged  76 

years,  7  months,   18  davs. 

WILLIAM  ll.  WARREN,  died  August  S,  aged  48  years,  7  months,  27  days.  For  Uie  past  eleven 
years  he  was  a  I  )eput  V  Sheriff  for  the  County  of  Norfolk. 

i;i.\  .  Benjamin  Wheeler,  died  of  heart  disease,  Aug.  27,  aged  69  years,  5  months,  11  days. 


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ROIBURT. 

ITox.  George  Frost,  died  March  23d,  aged  53  years  and  3  months.  He  was  born  in 
Dorchester,  Dec.  11th,  1819,  and  for  many  years  had  been  the  proprietor  of  a  large  bakery  in 
Roxbury.  In  1S59  and  '6  >  he  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  of  Roxbury,  and  in  1864 
and  'Oo  a  Senator  for  Norfolk  County.  He  was  for  eight  years  a  Trustee  of  Forest  Hills  <  !em- 
etery,  and  long  a  prominent  member  of  the  Universalist  denomination.  He  die  I,  after  a  lingeri  ig 
ilhe  s,  of  consumption,  lie  enjoyed  in  a  marked  degree  the  respect  and  confidence  of  the  com- 
munity. 

SHARON. 

Mrs.  Mary  Hewins,  widow  of  the  late  Dea.  Joel  Hewins,  died  April  12th,  aged  85  years. 

Deacon  Daniel  Pettee,  died  Sept.  13,  aged  70  years.  He  was  a  native  of  Sharon,  and  for 
2i">  years  had  been  deacon  in  the  Orthodox  Church.  He  was  Selectman  for  two  years,  and  a  use- 
ful and  honored  citizen. 

M  us.  Olive  Hewins,  widow  of  the  late  Elijah  Hewins,  Esq.,  died  September  19th,  aged  90 
years. 

WALPOLE. 

Capt.  Nathaniel  Y.  FRJNCH,  died  of  paralysis,  March  9,  aged  65  years,  9  months. 

Joel  Fisher  Fales,  a  well-known  machinist  and  inventor,  died  April  2,  aged  45  years,  6 
months,  3  days. 

Jason  Boyden,  died  August  22,  aged  77  years,  9  months. 

Lewis  Clap,  died  October  8,  aged  87  years,  1  month. 

Deacon  Jeremiah  Allen,  died  Dec.  29,  aged  69  years.  He  represented  the  town  in  the 
General  Court  in  1856  and  '57. 

WREIYTHAM. 

Nancy  "Ware  Hawes,  died  August  28,  aged  96  years,  8  months,  6  days.  Mrs.  Hawes  was  the 
daughter  of  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ware  and  sister  of  the  late  Hon.  Jairus  Ware,  and  was  born  in 
Wrentham,  Dec.  22d,  177U.  In  1807  she  married  George  Hawes,  who  was  for  many  years  prom- 
inent both  in  town  and  county,  serving  as  colonel  in  the  war  of  1S12,  as  Representative  to  the 
General  \?ourt  in  1828,  and  Senator  from  Norfolk  County  in  1834  She  survived  her  husband 
nearly  forty  years.  One  who  had  known  her  long  and  wall  paid  this  fitting  tribute  to  her  char- 
acter: "  Even  since  the  infirmities  of  age  came  on,  the  mind  of  this  venerable  woman  retained 
its  freshness  and  buoyancy  of  6pirit.  Her  keen  sense  of  humor,  her  quaint  drollery,  was  full  of 
sound,  good  sense  and  real  wisdom,  ami  her  words  l.avc  been  stored  in  many  hearts.  Her  mem- 
ory, which  scores  of  years  did  not  seem  to  enfeeble,  helped  to  make  her  mind  one  of  unusual 
quality  and  p<  nver.  In  person  she  must  have  been  beautiful  in  5-outh.  and  was  ever  of  commanding 
presence."  Her  pastor,  in  years  gone  by,  thus  wrote  of  her:  "  She  was  one  of  the  elect  and 
grand  persons  of  that  grand  old  town ;  one  of  those  few  who  constitute  the  charm  and  crown  of 
our  New  England  towns,  whose  loss  we  can  ill-afford  in  these  days.  Let  us  consider  what  she 
has  been  and  what  she  still  is,  a  character  so  strong,  so  sincere,  so'royal,  and  yet  so  humble." 


APPENDIX. 


The  following  valuable  statistical  matter  is  taken  from  the  admirable  and  exhaustive  Census 
of  the  State  of  Massachusetts  for  1875,  prepared  and  arranged  under  the  direction  of  Hon.  Carroll 
D.  Wright,  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Statistics  for  the  State.  A  portion  of  the  matter  relating  to 
the  manufactures  of  the  County  was  kindly  furnished  by  him  in  advance  of  the  publication  of  the 
volume  of  the  Census  devoted  to  manufactures,  for  which,  and  for  other  attentions,  the  compiler 
desires  to  return  his  acknowledgments. 

NORFOLK    COOTTY. 

[Incorporated  March  26,  1793.  Loss  of  population  since  the  Census  of  1S65,  27,985 ;  owing  to 
annexation  to  Boston  of  Dorchester,  Koxbury  and  West  Roxbury,  with  a  population  of 
78,000.     Otherwise  Norfolk  County  would  have  shown  a  gain  of  50,015.] 

Bellingham.  — Nov.  27, 1719.  From  parts  of  Dedham,  Wrentham  and  Mendon.  Boundary 
between  Bellingham,  Franklin  and  Medway  established  Feb.  23,  1832. 

BRAINTREE.  —  May  13,  1G40.    See  Qulnry  and  Randolph, 

Brookline.  —  Nov.  13,  1705.  Part  of  Roxbury  annexed  to  Brookline,  Feb.  24,  1844.  Part  of 
Brookline  annexed  to  Boston,  May  8,  1874.     Gain,  1,413  over  5,262;  due  to  building  enterprise. 

Canton. —  Feb.  23,  1797.  Northerly  part  of  Stoughton.  See  Stoughton.  Gain,  874;  from 
manufactures. 

Coiiasset.  —  April  26,  1770.     Second  Precinct  of  Ilingham. 

Dedham.  — Sept.  8,  1036.  Boundary  between  Dedham  and  Dover  defined  March  7,  1791.  Part 
of  Dedham  annexed  to  Dorchester,  June  17,  1831.  See  Bellingham,  Dover,  A,  i  dham,  Medfield, 
Walpole,  Ilifilc  Park  and  Norwood.  Loss,  1,439;  from  loss  of  South  Dedham,  set  off  as  town  of 
Norwood,  1872,  and  territory  set  off  to  Hyde  Park,  1868.  Chief  loss  from  South  Dedham,  now 
Norwood,  the  population  of  which  is  1,749. 

Dover.  —  July  7,  1784.  Part  of  Dedham  incorporated  as  a  district,  July  7,  1784,  and  as  a  town, 
March  31,  1836.  Boundary  between  Dover  and  Dedham  defined  March  7,  1791;  between  Dover 
and  Walpolc  changed  Feb.  27,  1872. 

Foxr.OROEGll.  —  June  10,  1778.  From  parts  of  Wrentham,  Walpolc,  Stoughton  and  Stoughton- 
ham  (Sharon).  Parts  of  Stoughton  and  Sharon  annexed  to  Foxborougb,  March  12,  1706;  part  of 
Wrentham  annexed  Feb.  7,  1831;  and  part  of  Sharon,  Feb.  28,  1850.  Sec  Sharon,  Walpole  and 
Wri  iii iii i  iii . 

Franklin. —  March  2,  1778.  Westerly  part  of  Wrentham.  Part  of  Medway  annexed  to 
Franklin,  June  27,  1792.  Boundary  between  Franklin  and  Medway  established  Nov.  3,  1792,  and 
Feb.  23,  1832.    See  B<  Ilingham  and  Norfolk. 

I 1 OLBROOK.—  Feb.  29,  1872.     Part  of  Randolph.     See  Randolph. 

1 1  \  i > i :  PARK.—  April  22,  1868.  From  parts  of  Dorchester,  Dedham  and  Milton.  Population, 
6,316,  which  the  towns  named  lose.  Hyde  Park  lias  lost  since  1873,  by  the  burning  of  a  large 
woollen  mill,  and  the  shutting  down  of  a  rolling  mill  and  a  machine  shop. 

Medfield.  -May  23,  1651.    Dedham  Village.    See  Medway. 

Medway.  —  Oct.  24,  1713.  Part  of  Medfield.  Boundary  between  Medway  and  Sherborn 
established  March  3,  1792.  See  Bellingham,  Frank/ iii.  and  Norfolk  in  this  county,  and  Collision 
in  Middlesex.    Gain,  1,023  over  3,219;  due  to  establishment  of  several  boot  manufactories. 

Milton.  —May  7,  1662.    See  Hyde  Park.    Small  loss,  from  loss  of  territory  to  Hyde  Park. 

Needham. —  Nov.  5,  1711.  Part  of  Dedham.  Boundary  between  Needham  and  Natick, 
changed  June  22,  1767.  See  N( wton.  Gain,  1,755  over  2,793;  from  general  development  of  the 
building  and  manufacturing  interests  of  the  town,  and  perhaps  from  the  establishment  of 
VVellesley  College. 

NORFOLK.— Feb.  23,  1870.  From  parts  of  Wrentham,  Franklin,  Medway  and  Walpole. 
Boundary  between  it  and  Wrentham  changed  in  1871.  Population,  920,  Which  the  towns  named 
lose. 

NORWOOD.—  Feb.  23,  1872.  From  thai  pari  of  Dedham  called  South  Dedham  and  small  part 
of  Walpole.     Population,  1,749,  taken  chiefly  from  Dedham,  which  see. 

QUINCV.    -  Feb     23,     L792.      North    Precinct   of    liraintree.       Paris    of   Dorchester    annexed    to 

Qmncy,  Feb.  L2,  1819,  and  May  2, 1855,  and  a  part  of  Braintree,  April  24,  1836.  Gain,  2,437  over 
6,7 18;  from  building  operations  and  the  desirableness  of  Quincy  as  a  residence. 

ItANDOLPn. — March  9, 1793.  Part,  of  Braintree.  Portion  of  boundary  defined  June  22,1811. 
part  set  oil' in! o  new  town  of  liolbrook,  which  see.     Loss,  l,67(i;  from  loss  of  territory  as  above. 

Sharon.  —  June  20,  1765.  Formerly  Stoughtonbam,  Second  Precinct  of  Stoughton.  Pari  of 
Stoughton  annexed  to  Sharon,  Feb.  12,  1792;  also,  March  26,  1S64.     Boundary  between  Sharon 


APPEXD1X. 


151 


and  Foxborough  established  Jan.  30,1833.  Part  of  Sharon  annexed  to  Walpole,  May  1, 1874. 
Bee  Foxborough  and  Walpole      .Small  loss,  from  loss  of  territory  in  1874  as  above. 

BTOUGHTON.  —  Dec.  22,  1726.  Part  of  Dorchester.  Part  of  Canton  annexed  to  Stoughton, 
March  Ml,  1^47.     See  Canton,  Foxborough  and  Shu  run. 

Walpole  —Die.  10,  17-4.  Part  of  Dedham.  Parts  of  Sharon  annexed  to  Walpole,  Feb.  28, 
1804,  and  June  21,  1811;  part  of  Dedham,  June  21,  1811;  and  parts  of  Foxborough,  Mar.-h  27, 
1833,  and  March  28,  1834.  Line  between  Dover  and  Walpole  changed  Feb.  27,  1872.  See  Fox- 
borough, Norfolk  and  Norwood. 

Weymouth.  —  Sept.  2,  1635.  Boundary  between  Weymouth  and  Abington  established  March 
31,  1847. 

Wrentham.  —  Oct.  15,  1673.  Boundary  between  Wrentham  and  Foxborough  established  Feb. 
3,  1819;  between  Wrentham  and  Norfolk  changed  in  1871.  Part  set  off  to  Norfolk,  Feb.  23,  1870. 
See  Attleborough,  Bellingham,  Foxborough,  Franklin  and  Norfolk.  Loss,  about  700;  from  loss 
of  territory  as  above. 

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Dedham     . 
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Foxborough 
Franklin     . 
Holbrook  . 
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Medfield    . 
Medway     . 
Milton     .   . 

360 

1,190 

1.720 

999 

611 

1,375 

1SS 

809 

755 

509 

1,569 

326 

1,100 

734 

271 
829 
815 
506 
462 
824 
126 
610 
494 
391 
967 
287 
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24 

176 

432 

227 

35 

291 

22 

55 

74 

37 

270 

8 

165 

SS 

295 

1 ,005 

1,247 

733 

497  j 

1,115 

148 

695 

568 

42S 

1,287 

295 

865 

579 

Needham  . 
Norfolk     . 
Norwood  . 
Quincy  .   . 
Randolph 
Sharon  .   . 
Stoughton 
Walpole    . 
Weymouth 
Wrentham 

1,282 

254 

474 
2,569 
1,185 

373 
1,306 

620 

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698 
169 
312 

1,548 
816 
283 
923 
435 

2,131 
503 

217 
27 
87 

428 

243 
32 

223 
86 

293 
46 

915 
196 
399 

1,976 

1,059 
315 

1,151 
521 

2.424 
549 

15,621 

3,591 

19,212 

families    a:vi>   AWErXIXG-IIOrSES. 


Towns. 


Bellingham  . 

Braimree  .  . 

Brookline  .  . 

Canton    .    .  . 

Cohasset     .  . 

Dedham     .  . 

Dover  .   .    .  . 

Foxborough  . 

Franklin     .  . 

Holbrook  .  . 

Hyde  Pnrk  . 

Medfield     .  . 

Medway     .  . 

Milton     .   .  . 


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632 

13 

645 

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421 

75 

496 

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1,124 

42 

1,166 

1,253 

132 

7 

139 

151 

582 

12 

594 

759 

479 

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494 

636 

327 

2 

329 

411 

1,056 

143 

1,199 

1,350 

227 

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269 

726 

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476 

43 

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Needham  . 
Norfolk  . 
Norwood  . 
Quincy  .  . 
Randolph 
Sharon   .    . 

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917 

10 

927 

428 

19 

447 

1,730 

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1,759 

510 

30 

546 

15,647 

640 

934 

219 

392 

1,941 

893 

1,148 
520 

2,18S 
582 


19,479 


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038,640 
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1,783,925 
7,236,800 
4,748.184 

431,128 
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7,314,026 
2.061.230 
1.053,568 
2,394,175 
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140,110 

187,286 
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68.943 
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54,797 
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NORFOLK    COUNTY    MANUAL. 


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$309,551 
713,897 
120,120 
822.051 
413,325 
605,085 
398,426 
176,049 
742,390 
26,810 
194  668 
504.253 
671,377 

1,301.519 
980,963 
340  591 
180,990 
622,219 
494,632 
475,138 
2S9,918 
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634,581 
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8,600 

5,160 

24.236 

11,885 

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17,171 

250 

2,200 
13.239 
15.245 
17,100 
22,195 

8,473 

9,355 
16,876 
13  048 
12,977 

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22  222 
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39,565 

6,120 
51,934 
26,190 
54,946 
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2,334 
50,564 

1,605 

1.468 
24,624 
5'.',558 
55,327 
43,683 
30.950 
15.876 
48,508 
26,406 
34.713 
18,530 
38,875 
33,445 
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11,392 

8,094 

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31,777 

7,672 

8.329 

18,392 

1.201 

8,967 

1,776 

6,930 

9.673 

14,212 

5,727 

15,039 

20,995 

13,695 

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642,755 
120,000 
750,065 
373,881 
525,843 
331,388 
173,000 
643,178 
24,955 
191.000 
458,718 
595,245 
1,210.700 
913878 
292,201 
153,983 
549,905 
445,505 
413,236 
262,942 
565,863 
566,542 
274.496 

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$144,106 
329,905 
120.000 
38S.635 
220,081 
282,703 
163,538 
115,6:0 
323,978 

19.205 
170,000 
230.818 
305,340 
793,800 
630,278 
158,861 

93,758 
446,755 
213,405 
216,111 
170.S42 
289,953 
282  942 
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5,750 

21,000 
227,900 
289,905 
416,900 
283,600 
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103,150 
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Bellingliam 
Braintr.  e  . 
Brookline 
Caiuon  .   . 
Cohasset   . 
Dedliam    . 
Dovi  r    .    . 
Foxborougb 
Franklin   . 
Holbrook  . 
Hvdc  Park 

Medway    . 
Milton    .   . 
Needham  . 
Norfolk 
Norwood  . 
Quiney  .   . 
Randolph 
Sharon  .   . 
Stoughton 

Weymouth 
Wrentham 

APPENDIX. 


155 


VALUE 

OF  MANUFACTURES  OF  BOOTS  AND  SHOES,  IRON  AND  STRAW. 


Towns. 

Iron. 

Straw. 

Boots 

and 

Shoes. 

Towns. 

Iron. 

Straw. 

Boots 

and 

Shoes. 

Bellingham 
Braintree  . 

Brookliue  . 

$1,400 

54,800 

37,000 

292,^64 

8.000 

5,600 

2,000 

$180,000 
276,114 

72,650 

Milton  .   .  . 

Needham  . 
,  Norfolk  .  . 
j  Norwood     . 

Quincy  .  . 
1  Randolph     . 

Sharon  .   .   . 

Stoughton    . 

Walpole  .   . 

Weymouth  . 

Wrentham  . 

$22,857 
41,700 
2,942 
2,662 
99,069 
10,000 
61,700 
6,767 
8,032 

5,7.".i' 

$150,000 

$900 

7 1,000 

300,301) 

2,500 

443,821 

1,074,236 

Dcdham     . 

$1,000,000 
359,568 

3,350 
600 

85,500 
1,044,906 

1,157,632 

1,890 

3,285,357 

Franklin    . 

11,400 

Hyde  Park 
Medfield     . 

104,749 
23,500 
25,300 

393,500 
170,000 

1,048,400 

Medway     . 

$1,121,095 

$2,073,068 

$9,143,111 

MANUFACTURES    OF    KORFOLK    COOTT. 


Towns. 

c  J= 
a  — 
to 

Capital 
Invested. 

Value  of 

Goods  made 

and  Work 

done. 

Towns. 

c  — 

to 

Capital 
Invested. 

Value  of 

Goods  made 

and  Work 

done. 

Bellingham 
Braintree   . 
BrooLline  . 
Canton    .   . 
Cohasset    . 
Dcdham    . 
Dover  .   .   . 
Foxborough 
Franklin    . 
Holbrook  . 
Hyde  I'ark 

11 

41 
23 
31 

11 

27 

6 

2 

47 

44 

19 
45 
19 

$178,900 
648,383 

s:,.i;'  ii 
1,158,550 

11,000 
752,100 

14.4: 10 
525,665 
325,625 
229,1  00 
670,140 
211,725 
270,775 
305,250 

$544,530 
1,049.306 

364,558 
3,094,081 
45,150 
1,012,448 
69,550 
1,093,1  00 
1,270. 915 
1,049,7  « 

070, 41)3 

490,750 
1,548.931 

422,757 

Needham  . 
Norfolk     . 
Norwood  . 
Quincy  .   . 
Randolph 
Sharon  .   . 
Stoughton 
Walpole    . 
Weymouth 
Wrentham 

73 

12 

15 

178 

143 

13 

40 

33 

144 

32 

$689,987 
381  150 
163,250 

1,036,591 
207,031 
65,625 
37:',  800 
177.630 

1,417,075 
150,590 

$1,549,244 
489,386 
484,086 

2,087,1(72 

1,302,386 
280,979 

1,455.805 
692,700 

4,809,152 
421,455 

Medfield     . 
Medway     . 
Milton     .   . 

Totals     .   .   . 

1,042,  $10,056,442 

$26,905,040 

OTHER    MANUFACTURES. 

The  following  is  an  approximate  statement  of  the  value  of  other  branches  of  manufactures 
produced  in  the  county:  — 


Arms  and  Amunition $50,000 

Agricultural  Implements 18,000 

Artisans' Tools 31,r.00 

Boxes 130,000 

Carriages  and  Wagons 122,000 

Clothing 876, 

Cotton  Goods 984,000 

Pood  Preparations 518.000 

Furniture 51,000 


Leather $730,000 

Lumber 2S,000 

Machines  and  Maehin- ("        not        "1 

ery J     included     (  ,  fin- nnrt 

Metals    and    Metallic  1       under       M.60a,oou 

Goods [    "  Iron  "    J 

Paper 776,000 

Woollen  Goods 1,428,000 


156 


NORFOLK    COUNTY    MANUAL. 


DOMESTIC     AIVD    AGRICULTURAL    PRODUCTS. 


Towns. 


Bellingham 
Braintree  . 
Brookline  . 
Canton  .  . 
Cohasset  . 
Dedham  .  . 
Dover  .  .  . 
Foxborough 
Franklin  . 
Holbrook  . 
II  vile  Park 
Medfield  . 
Med  way  . 
Milton  .  . 
Needham  . 
Norfolk  .  . 
Norwood  . 
Quincy  .•  . 
Randolph  . 
Sharon  .  . 
Stoughton  . 
Walpole 
Weymouth 
Wrentham 

Totals     . 


Domestic 

Products,  for 

sale. 


$22. 
4. 

7, 
10, 

4. 

9. 

1. 
21. 

2, 

*8, 

10. 

13, 

12, 

9, 

2, 

2, 

11. 

14, 

95, 

11. 

5. 

15! 


,694 
,170 

523 
045 
.961 
,854 
252 
,797 
,738 

,382 
,096 
,021 
,324 
,856 
386 
,952 
,138 
,441 
,202 
192 
834 
,061 


$296,919 


Domestic 

Products,  for 

use. 


|6,457 
4,130 
1,920 
4,050 
4,206 

116 
3,386 

391 
3,234 

186 

10 

5,442 

5,359 

1,776 

637 
3,185 

4S0 

546 
4.108 
4,470 
1,857 
7,561 
2,608 
63 


3,178 


Total  Domest, 
Products. 


$29,151 

8,300 

1,920 

11,573 

14,251 

5,077 

13,240 

1,643 

25,031 

2,924 

10 

13,824 

15,455 

14,797 

12,961 

13,041 

2,866 

3,498 

15,246 

18,911 

97,059 

18,753 

8,442 

15,124 


$363,097 


Agricultural 
Products. 


$64,866 

96,813 

7,314 

77.949 

58,758 

138,375 
57,557 
12,937 

117,850 

8,553 

6,910 

68,768 

121,143 

122,489 

143,598 
55,902 
33,507 

119,645 
39,218 
66,142 
42,471 
91,970 
79,612 
63.991 


$1,696,338 


Total  Domest. 
and  Agricult- 
ural Prod'ts. 


$94,017 

105,113 

9,234 

89,522 

73.009 

143,452 

70,797 

14,580 

142,881 

11,477 

6,920 

82,592 

136,598 

137,286 

156,559 

68,943 

36,373 

123,143 

54,464 

85,053 

139,530 

110,723 

88,054 

79,115 


$2,059,435 


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